in question

Idioms and Phrases

Under consideration, referring to the subject being discussed, as in No new facts have been discovered about the period in question . Shakespeare used this idiom in Cymbeline (1:1): “His father ... had, besides the gentleman in question, two other sons.” [c. 1600] Also see call in question .

Example Sentences

Simmons provides the biceps as the St. Nick in question, a buff Father Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr Khalife said he did not remember the document in question.

From BBC

The sewage pipe in question was a so-called "rising main", a pipe through which sewage is pumped under pressure.

From BBC

The video in question began circulating at the weekend.

From BBC

Watch the clip in question below, via Media Matters for America:

From Salon

Related Words

• faulty
• frail
• imperfect
• untrustworthy