in limbo

idiom

1

: in a forgotten or ignored place, state, or situation

orphaned children left in limbo in foster homes and institutions

2

: in an uncertain or undecided state or condition

After graduating from college, he was in limbo for a while, trying to decide what to do next.

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But was that context enough to justify devoting an entire episode — even a relatively compact 38-minute one — to it, this late in a season where the characters the audience is most invested in have now been in limbo for multiple chapters in a row? —Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025

And when Colbert’s football career was in limbo, Johnson was getting ready to take the gig with the Texans. —Mat Issa, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

Lincoln, who has been in limbo since his wife dumped him, is trying to hang on to his new job as a Lincoln impersonator at the arcade. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025

That sequel may still be in limbo, but Crazy Rich Asians lives on. —Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025