the jury is out

phrase

informal

—used to say that something has not yet been decided or has not yet become clear

The jury is still out on whether the new company will succeed.

Examples of the jury is out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With each product category taking years to fully reshore, the jury is out on how many businesses could afford that, the CTA suggested. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026

Although King Charles understands this, the jury is out on William. — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Yet, the jury is out on the relationship between SNAP participation and diet quality. — Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026

And Holmstead believes the jury is out on whether the current Supreme Court could find that convincing. — Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for the jury is out

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