keeping one's options open

A form of keep one's options open — To not commit to a decision, to keep various options available.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of keep one's options open
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APA

keeping one's options open. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20options%20open

MLA

“keeping one's options open.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20options%20open. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “keeping one's options open,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/keeping%20one's%20options%20open.

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