English · Idiom Candidate

up in the air

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Unresolved.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chưa được giải quyết

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Now the mix - up we had yesterday, er on a lot of aggro when I got about this dust extract system one line three.

Because you know what, they're up in the air aren't they?

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Figurative class: Metaphor (PIE-English corpus, CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-31).

Common questions

What does “up in the air” mean?

Unresolved.

Is “up in the air” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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