limbo

n. 丢弃废物的地方(中间过渡状态,拘禁)

Management kept her promotion in limbo for months.

有好几个月领导将她的升迁之事放置一边

I'm in limbo, waiting to know if I've got the job or not.

我心神不定，等着知道是否已得到了那份工作。