up in the air

See also: in the air

English

up in the air (comparative more up in the air, superlative most up in the air)

(idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.
I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still up in the air.

not yet resolved

Catalan: en l'aire
Chinese:
Mandarin: 不了了之 (zh) (bùliǎoliǎozhī)
Finnish: auki (fi)
German: in der Schwebe hängen, in der Schwebe sein
Hungarian: lóg a levegőben
Italian: nell'aria, in alto mare
Persian: اندروا (fa) (andarvâ)
Polish: no equivalent term in Polish, but see na dwoje babka wróżyła (pl), stać pod znakiem zapytania
Russian: неопределённый (ru) m (neopredeljónnyj), нерешённый (ru) m (nerešónnyj), находя́щийся в подве́шенном состоя́нии / под вопро́сом m (naxodjáščijsja v podvéšennom sostojánii / pod voprósom), пови́сший в во́здухе (povísšij v vózduxe) (colloquial)
Spanish: en el aire

up in the air (not comparable)

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up,‎ in,‎ the,‎ air.
He threw the ball high up in the air.

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