unfinished business
noun
: something that a person needs to deal with or work on : something that has not yet been done, dealt with, or completed
You and I still have some unfinished business together.
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With the finale ending mid-fight between Whitney and Lisa, the reunion gives the wives a chance to resolve unfinished business.
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Interim Kings coach Doug Christie is driven by a sense of unfinished business and his desire to bring an NBA championship to Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Part of the story of the Umeki sword may have been lost, but the sense of unfinished business dissipated.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
The Man Who Almost Changed China Hu Yaobang and the unfinished business of reform and opening.
—Elina Ribakova, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
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Britina Cheng, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2025
Interim Kings coach Doug Christie is driven by a sense of unfinished business and his desire to bring an NBA championship to Sacramento.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
Part of the story of the Umeki sword may have been lost, but the sense of unfinished business dissipated.
—Kevin Chroust, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2025
The Man Who Almost Changed China Hu Yaobang and the unfinished business of reform and opening.
—Elina Ribakova, Foreign Affairs, 28 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfinished business
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“Unfinished business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfinished%20business. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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