Withhold judgment

You can use the phrase “withhold judgment” if you’re likely to have an opinion about something, but you’re not going to say it (at least not right away).

In today’s lesson, you heard about seven possible designs for the new euro paper currency. Jeff said, “I’ll withhold my judgment until the end.” That means, he promised not to say his opinion about the themes until the end of the lesson.

There are times when you want to keep an open mind about something. In those cases, you can say you’ll withhold judgment until you’ve gotten all the information you need to make an informed opinion.