remaining to be seen
Not yet determined
Something remaining to be seen is not yet known or determined—the outcome depends on future events.
The phrase signals uncertainty about whether something will happen or prove true: Whether the new policy will work remains to be seen.
It often carries skepticism, suggesting the speaker has doubts: He says he's changed, but that remains to be seen.
- wait and seeDefer until clarity comes
- time will tellOutcome remains unknown presently
- eventualityPotential future happening
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- unveilingAct of first revealing
only time · revelation · conjecture · indeterminacy · conclusion · final answer · emergence · unfolding · unpredictability · contingency · assumption · theorizing · surmise · undecided · pending · unresolved · open question · doubt
remaining to be seendemonstrated
Showed or proved something
verified · confirmed · shown · substantiated · on the record
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