in limbo

An intermediate or transitional state, as in After his editor left the firm, his book was in limbo . [Early 1600s] Both usages allude to the theological meaning of limbo , that is, a place outside hell and heaven to which unbaptized infants and the righteous who died before Christ's coming were traditionally consigned.
In a condition of oblivion or neglect, as in They kept her application in limbo for months . [Early 1600s]

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Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent creating one of the UK's most secretive new research centres, but the project in Harlow has been in limbo since March 2023.

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"At the minute we're sitting in limbo," Ms McCormick said.

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Victims of the Eaton fire said Thursday they are in limbo, maxing out their credit cards and hopping from one rental to another while they wait for their claims to be resolved.

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Santillan, a 25-year member of the Mongols, testified in 2022 that he was “in limbo” with the club, stripped of his title as president.

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He had already been forced to stop his therapy sessions at the end of January because future funding had not been confirmed, leaving the family in "limbo" and "watching the decline in front of our eyes".

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