LIMBO


Meaning of LIMBO in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ VERB

leave

Since some modules maybe in those states and would otherwise be left in limbo .

It left the files in limbo , and no action was taken on these cases.

They must be forgiven and not left in limbo , ready to be recalled if needed for attack or defence.

remain

In fact, since President Reagan came to office in 1981 the system itself has remained in virtual limbo .

Cops and gangsters alike prefer to see pachinko remain uneasily in limbo .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Cops and gangsters alike prefer to see pachinko remain uneasily in limbo .

Do they wander for ever in limbo ?

Goulding's move leaves Wigan's £75,000 scrum half Andy Gregory in limbo with the new season just over a fortnight away.

I felt as if I was in limbo .

Petey and Carol and Lois would be sent into limbo for a little scare.

They - and the enterprises concerned - are now in limbo .

Toward the same limbo where the Galactic Empire was heading.

Well, how else are we ever going to get out of this limbo ?

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