reserve judgment
idiom
: to postpone making a judgment or decision
I will reserve judgment until I know the full story.
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The judge accepted their pleas during a hearing on Friday, though has not yet accepted the plea agreements and will reserve judgment for that until sentencing next year, Allen said.
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Douglas would like his critics to reserve judgment.
—Marc Gunther, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024
But the impulse to reserve judgment, to accumulate more data, to really investigate one’s options—couldn’t that also be considered a good thing?
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Coppola worked hard to reserve judgment on her characters.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
In the days that followed, members of the N.B.A. media wrung their hands and ultimately decided to reserve judgment until the details came to light.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2023
But let’s reserve judgment on Mayfield.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
Whatever the outcome this time, Saudi Arabia seems certain to reserve judgment while buttressing its own position.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
But for now, let’s reserve judgment and simply note the film is a first for the crypto industry and another original decision by one of the space’s most influential people.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
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Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
Douglas would like his critics to reserve judgment.
—Marc Gunther, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2024
But the impulse to reserve judgment, to accumulate more data, to really investigate one’s options—couldn’t that also be considered a good thing?
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2024
Coppola worked hard to reserve judgment on her characters.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
In the days that followed, members of the N.B.A. media wrung their hands and ultimately decided to reserve judgment until the details came to light.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2023
But let’s reserve judgment on Mayfield.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2022
Whatever the outcome this time, Saudi Arabia seems certain to reserve judgment while buttressing its own position.
—Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2022
But for now, let’s reserve judgment and simply note the film is a first for the crypto industry and another original decision by one of the space’s most influential people.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2022
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“Reserve judgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reserve%20judgment. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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