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.
Examples of unfinished business in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
It is meant to project resolve, to frame the war as unfinished business, to tie the next operation to that trauma.
—
Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
The Nittany Lions are built similarly to the last two national champions, with a core of stars who bypassed NFL opportunities to take care of unfinished business while cashing in on college football’s new era of players getting paid.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Streaming residuals are just one of several pieces of unfinished business left over from the historic
strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Well, Alan, so looking ahead, is there any unfinished business on the international tax front?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished business
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Yonatan Touval, Time, 22 Aug. 2025
The Nittany Lions are built similarly to the last two national champions, with a core of stars who bypassed NFL opportunities to take care of unfinished business while cashing in on college football’s new era of players getting paid.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
Streaming residuals are just one of several pieces of unfinished business left over from the historic
strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Well, Alan, so looking ahead, is there any unfinished business on the international tax front?
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished business
Cite this Entry
“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share