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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Take care of unfinished business and save time, money and grief.
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
There are intergenerational rifts, former friends with unfinished business, a cross section of characters who feel misunderstood or overlooked by the people around them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Release your anxiety by taking care of unfinished business.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
With so much unfinished business and time running short, turning the defense bill into a grab bag can be a slippery slope.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
There are intergenerational rifts, former friends with unfinished business, a cross section of characters who feel misunderstood or overlooked by the people around them.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
Release your anxiety by taking care of unfinished business.
—Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2024
With so much unfinished business and time running short, turning the defense bill into a grab bag can be a slippery slope.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 23 Sep. 2024
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 14 Nov. 2024.
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