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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Until then, the series stands as a meditation on loyalty, legacy, and the weight of unfinished business.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
There’s unfinished business in his story about himself, half-notes of rue and might’ve-been.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
Until then, though, there’s still some unfinished business awaiting Hu and the Tigers.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 19 June 2025
There’s unfinished business in his story about himself, half-notes of rue and might’ve-been.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2025
Eras overlap and unfinished business from one period lingers into the next.
—Antony Beevor, Foreign Affairs, 7 May 2025
Until then, though, there’s still some unfinished business awaiting Hu and the Tigers.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 18 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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