in the balance

1. see hang in the balance.

Example Sentences

Mr Jiminez warned that the bar that evidence must clear for a grand jury is lower than at a trial where a conviction hangs in the balance.

From BBC

The government's flagship NHS pledge to get back to hitting the 18-week waiting time target in England by the end of the parliament is hanging in the balance, experts say.

From BBC

Josh Wintersgill has been running a successful business selling products to help wheelchair users travel for six years, but its future hangs in the balance.

From BBC

We hear that serious global concerns hang in the balance involving Middle Eastern oil.

From Los Angeles Times

All of that now hangs in the balance, Zuercher said.

From Salon

Related Words

• imminent 
• impending 
• undecided