in question

Idioms  

1. Under consideration, referring to the subject being discussed, as in No new facts have been discovered about the period in question. Shakespeare used this idiom in Cymbeline (1:1): “His father ... had, besides the gentleman in question, two other sons.” [c. 1600] Also see call in question.

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Example Sentences

Yet a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which saw the passage of about 20% of the world’s seaborne oil before the war, remains in question.

From MarketWatch

That way, the beneficiary can continue to benefit from, say, the rise in the value of the shares in question.

From MarketWatch

The “this” in question is the Market Integration and Supervision Package the commission published in December, a blockbuster recommending no less than 17 pieces of legislation.

From Barron's

On Monday evening, he revealed that the "political platform" in question was the ADC, posting on social media: "New dawn. We are ADC."

From BBC

Mark Neuman, chief investment officer at Hero Asset Management, said it should be possible to discover the identities of those who placed the trades in question, and suggested the problem resulted more from lax oversight.

From Barron's

Related Words

• faulty
• frail
• imperfect
• untrustworthy