the jury is still out
No conclusion yet
The jury is still out means a question remains undecided or a matter hasn't been settled.
The phrase borrows from courtroom proceedings, where a jury deliberating hasn't yet reached a verdict.
It typically introduces uncertainty about claims or outcomes: The jury is still out on whether the new policy will work.
Often shortened to jury's still out.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- verdictOfficial court decision
- final verdictConclusive legal determination
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
assessment · discussion · hesitation · ambivalence · vacillation · pending · under review · appraisal · deliberation · skepticism · up in the air · inconclusive · open question · ongoing · equivocation · doubt · wait and see · time will tell
the jury is still outcase closed
Matter finally resolved
decided · resolved · concluded · beyond doubt · cut and dried
the jury is still outindisputable
Impossible to contest
unquestionable · self-evident · axiomatic · proven · common knowledge