under review

Awaiting official judgment

Under review describes something currently being examined, evaluated, or reconsidered before a decision is made.

Applications, manuscripts, and policies go under review: Your submission is under review and we'll notify you within six weeks.

The phrase implies a pending judgment—neither approved nor rejected yet, but being actively assessed.

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examination · consideration · deliberation · due diligence · audit · inspection · vetting · analysis · second look · judgment · approval · final decision · decision · limbo · on hold · waiting · red tape · hold

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decision status

under reviewapproved

Officially accepted or permitted

finalized · decided · concluded · settled · resolved

approval outcome

under reviewapproved

Officially accepted or permitted

rejected · denied · accepted · declined · refused

Family

under, review, undergo, undergoing, underwent, undergone, underlying, underneath, underscore

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