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

How long the inmate who escaped last month, Mohamed Amra, will evade capture is an open question. —Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 5 June 2024

Whether this view of America’s role in the world will outlast Biden’s presidency is an open question. —Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024

President Ramaphosa’s future is now an open question. —Kate Bartlett, NPR, 1 June 2024

Who’ll pick up the work that the striking workers won’t do is an open question. —Calmatters, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024

However, whether the costs of complying with regulation would in fact be so high as to materially detract from innovation is still very much an open question. —Kislaya Prasad, Baltimore Sun, 2 May 2024

Where Nevin will play is an open question, with consistency and versatility the key to remaining a factor in the A’s lineup. —Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024

Whether that message resonates widely enough to topple incumbent Carol Miller – herself a pro-Trump Republican, among the 147 in Congress to vote against certifying the 2020 election – is an open question. —Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024

Whether that anger will still burn as strongly in four months is an open question. —Nik Popli, TIME, 9 May 2024