Meanings
adjectiveup in the air (comparative more up in the air, superlative most up in the air)
comparative more up in the air · superlative most up in the air
- idiomaticNot yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.
I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still up in the air.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivevery uncertain
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adjectivenot yet determined
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan en l'aire
- en l'airenot yet resolved
Chinese Mandarin 不了了之
- 不了了之 (bùliǎoliǎozhī)not yet resolved
Finnish auki
- aukinot yet resolved
German in der Schwebe hängen, in der Schwebe sein
- in der Schwebe hängennot yet resolved
- in der Schwebe seinnot yet resolved
Hungarian lóg a levegőben
- lóg a levegőbennot yet resolved
Italian nell'aria, in alto mare
- nell'arianot yet resolved
- in alto marenot yet resolved
Korean 계류되다
- 계류되다 (gyeryudoeda)not yet resolved
Persian اندروا
- اندروا (andarvâ)not yet resolved
Polish but see na dwoje babka wróżyła, stać pod znakiem zapytania
- but see na dwoje babka wróżyłanot yet resolved
- stać pod znakiem zapytanianot yet resolved
Russian неопределённый, нерешённый
- неопределённый (neopredeljónnyj)not yet resolved
- нерешённый (nerešónnyj)not yet resolved
- находя́щийся в подве́шенном состоя́нии / под вопро́сом (naxodjáščijsja v podvéšennom sostojánii / pod voprósom)not yet resolved
- пови́сший в во́здухе (povísšij v vózduxe)not yet resolved
Spanish en el aire
- en el airenot yet resolved
Cite this entry
APA
up in the air. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20in%20the%20air
MLA
“up in the air.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20in%20the%20air. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “up in the air,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/up%20in%20the%20air.
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