Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up in the air

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.32 in modern English

Syllables: up- in the air
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

adv

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see up, in, the, air.

Example Sentences

"I think I can do it quickly, but the exact schedule is still up in the air."
"He threw the ball high up in the air."

Inflected Forms

more up in the air (comparative) most up in the air (superlative)

Questions

What does up in the air mean?: Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

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