TBD stands for “to be decided” or “to be determined”: it will be settled later. You'll see it in schedules and announcements: Date: Friday. Venue: TBD. The event is on; only this detail is unknown. The abbreviation is neutral and common in work messages too.
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date / venue / speaker: TBD; something is still TBD; to be decided / determined
- The workshop is confirmed for Friday, but the room is still TBD.
- The draft programme lists the final speaker as TBD.
- Venue: TBD. We will add the address after the booking is confirmed.
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First versionThe venue is TBD yet.
RevisionThe venue is still TBD.
“Not decided yet” makes it tempting to put yet at the end. But TBD already means “still to be decided”, and yet after it sounds unnatural. For “so far”, use still: the venue is still TBD.
TBA means “to be announced”: a decision may already exist, but it hasn't been shared yet. TBD means there's no decision yet. Cancelled means it isn't happening at all.
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The event is happening, but no room has been chosen. The venue is ___.
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TBD — You need TBD: the event is happening, but no room has been chosen. Cancelled would cancel something the sentence says is confirmed.
Write a short announcement about a meeting where one detail is still undecided. Use TBD and give the details you already know.
The reading starts at six on Thursday; the room is still TBD.
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