unfinished business
noun
: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.
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Reclaiming the narrative Fogerty isn’t the only artist to look back and find unfinished business in the mirror.
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
But the Middle East still faces much unfinished business.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
But first, the scientists still had unfinished business.
—Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
If all of that weren't enough, Franks finally figured out who had been calling his house and hanging up without speaking — his brother, Mason. Turns out Mason wants to discuss some unfinished business that happened in Vietnam.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
But the Middle East still faces much unfinished business.
—Greg Myre, NPR, 28 June 2025
But first, the scientists still had unfinished business.
—Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
If all of that weren't enough, Franks finally figured out who had been calling his house and hanging up without speaking — his brother, Mason. Turns out Mason wants to discuss some unfinished business that happened in Vietnam.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished business
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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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