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.

Examples of open question in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Now that Obama is out of office, his behind the-scenes influence on public events is an open question. —Armond White, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024

When the next election will take place is an open question. —Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024

Although the two countries are treaty allies, bound to come to each other’s defense in an armed attack in the Pacific, how far Manila will go to support U.S. operations in a Taiwan conflict is an open question, said CSIS’s Poling. —Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024

Whether Yastrzemski will be around for Opening Day or on paternity leave is an open question. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024

Moses had been altering the ending of the play almost every night of previews, yet Neugebauer behaved as if everything was still an open question. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024

But how quickly Senate leadership decides to act on the bill is an open question. —Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024

The company still generates massive revenues, but whether that can keep increasing at the pace investors have come to expect is an open question. —Jeran Wittenstein, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024

Although the appraisal that drove the purchase price included the current and anticipated revenue for commercial space, whether the city has any long-term intention of leasing commercial space in the building remains an open question. —Joe Rubin, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024