unfinished business

noun

: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed

You and I still have some unfinished business together.

Examples of unfinished business in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the investigation uncovers a string of killings linked to a strange ritual, the two are pushed into working together, facing down otherworldly threats as well as unfinished business from Lan’s past. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Junior running back Elijah Motley is painfully aware of his unfinished business for Shepard. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Shannon is unbothered by the arrival of Alexis and John — well, as unbothered as Shannon Storms Beador can be — but Heather has real unfinished business with Alexis. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

The March on Washington was about the unfinished business of emancipation and Reconstruction. — Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for unfinished business

• agribusiness
• nonbusiness