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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Now a ghost, Jess ropes in her friend Kara (Kimiko Glenn) to handle some unfinished business — starting with Ben (Kendrick Sampson), who thinks Jess ghosted him.
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
However, the Tigers' unfinished business with Brian Kelly's buyout has caused a delay in their national coaching search.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Surrounded by familiar faces and past connections, the Islanders test their romantic relationships in the real world, resolve unfinished business with exes and discover life outside of the villa has its own challenges, according to a synopsis from the producers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Time to tend to some unfinished business!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Nov. 2025
However, the Tigers' unfinished business with Brian Kelly's buyout has caused a delay in their national coaching search.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Surrounded by familiar faces and past connections, the Islanders test their romantic relationships in the real world, resolve unfinished business with exes and discover life outside of the villa has its own challenges, according to a synopsis from the producers.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Time to tend to some unfinished business!
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 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 24 Nov. 2025.
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