up in the air - idiom meaning?

Question

What is the meaning of "up in the air" idiom?

Answer 1

 

Idiom Conjugations:

 

Answer 2

Gerund Form of the Idiom:

Being up in the air can give a person a sense of unease due to indecision.
 

Answer 3

Idiom Usage:

This idiom is usually used to refer to decisions - as in Idiom Scenario 1.
It is possible to use this idiom to refer to a person's feeling of not being decided or not being sure of an outcome - as in Idiom Scenario 2.
 

Answer 4

Idiom Scenario 2:

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Elizabeth is trying to decide which clothes she will wear to an important meeting.  She asks her friend for advice but Elizabeth still cannot decide.  We could say that:

"Elizabeth is up in the air (about which clothes to wear)"

Answer 5

Idiom Scenario 1:

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A group of friends are talking about which movie they will watch.  Each person wants to watch a different movie.  The group cannot decide on which movie they are going to watch.  We could say that:

"The decision (about which movie they will watch) is up in the air"

Answer 6

Idiom Definition:

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"to be up in the air"

to be undecided about something or someone
to be uncertain about something or someone
 

Synonyms:
chancy, debatable, doubtful, iffy, pending, questionable, tentative, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unfinished, unresolved, unsettled
 
 
This young woman is up in the air about a decision. - - - - ->