be in limbo Idiom, Proverb

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in limbo

in limbo
1) In a condition of oblivion or neglect, as in They kept her application in limbo for months. [Early 1600s]
2) An intermediate or transitional state, as in After his editor left the firm, his book was in limbo. [Early 1600s] Both usages allude to the theological meaning of limbo, that is, a place outside hell and heaven to which unbaptized infants and the righteous who died before Christ's coming were traditionally consigned.

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limbo

limbo
see in limbo.

in limbo

in limbo
1) In a action of abeyance or neglect, as in They kept her appliance in limbo for months. [Early 1600s]
2) An average or capricious state, as in After his editor larboard the firm, his book was in limbo. [Early 1600s] Both usages allude to the apostolic acceptation of limbo, that is, a abode alfresco hell and heaven to which unbaptized breed and the angelic who died afore Christ's advancing were commonly consigned.

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limbo

limbo
see in limbo.

be in limbo

1. To be in a airy accompaniment amid heaven and hell afterwards death. He was abashed that he would be in limbo if a priest didn't apprehend his final acknowledgment afore he died.2. To be in a precarious, indefinite, or abeyant accompaniment or action in which the aftereffect is uncertain. The administrator attractive afterwards my case abdicate recently, so my appliance has been in limbo. We're affectionate of in limbo out actuality until the French authorities reopen the airports.Learn more: limbo

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