in the air

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in the air

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1. See up in the air . [Mid-1700s]

2. In circulation, in people's thoughts. For example, There's a rumor in the air that they're closing , or Christmas is in the air . [Second half of 1800s] Also see in the wind .

Idioms and Phrases

In addition to the following idiom, also see castles in the air ; leave hanging (in the air) ; nose in the air ; up in the air .

Example Sentences

Whether it will be a whisper-thin majority or a little more comfortable is still up in the air: Five seats have yet to be called, two of them in California.

From Los Angeles Times

“Lessons” include singing scales with one’s hands in the air, dropping on the high note, or bending forward and being pulled up by the ascension of notes.

From Los Angeles Times

"It’s all up in the air now," she tells the BBC.

From BBC

“I just wanna be able to support my wife and hold my daughter and play with her someday, and throw her in the air,” he told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times

Graham might have binned for a deliberate knock-on and then a Portuguese player was taken out in the air at a line-out.

From BBC

Related Words

• forthcoming
• immediate
• impending
• inevitable
• likely
• looming
• possible
• probable
• unavoidable