in the balance

/hˈaŋ ɪnðə bˈaləns/

/hˈæŋ ɪnðə bˈæləns/

in the balance

used to refer to something that is in an uncertain state

Examples

1. But Parler has yet to find a website hosting provider, meaning its future remains very much in the balance.

2. You might think the result of this war would be a shift in the balance of trade in Britain's favor, but that wasn't immediately the case.

3. These vessels are big players in the balance and distribution of bodily fluids.

4. With the 1916 presidential election, Roosevelt’s future hung in the balance.