at issue
Currently being disputed
At issue identifies what's being disputed, debated, or under consideration: The question at issue is whether the contract was valid.
It focuses attention on the central point of contention: What's at issue here isn't money—it's trust.
In legal contexts, facts at issue are those that remain contested between parties.
- assertionConfident statement of fact
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- open questionUnresolved matter for discussion
- debateFormal argument on issues
- validityQuality of being sound
matter at hand · compromise · disagreement · sticking point · precedent · ruling · evidence · crux · bone of contention · point of contention · disputed · contested · interpretation · truth · heart of the matter · in question · discussion · challenged
at issuesettled
No longer in question
resolved · decided · agreed · determined · concluded
at issuebeside the point
Unrelated to the matter
irrelevant · off the table · off-topic · immaterial · neither here nor there
issue, issued, issuing, issues, reissue, reissued, issuer, reissues, issuers