open question

noun

: a matter or problem that is being discussed but to which the answer is not yet known

Whether voters will support him remains an open question.

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But there's an open question too about what role former First Lady Michelle Obama might play in these final days. —

NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024 How best to determine the general will was an open question, but most agreed that only men willing to set aside their private interests and rule in the interest of all could effectively implement it. —

Christine Adams / Made By History, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024 The significance of this infection is an open question. —

Brenda Goodman, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024 The bottom line: The open question facing the economy, and the Fed, is whether the jobs cooldown will remain only that — without conditions turning downright cold. —

Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for open question