Pending vs Outstanding - What's the difference?
pending | outstanding |
awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
begun but not completed
about to happen; imminent or impending
prominent or noticeable; standing out from others
exceptionally good; distinguished from others by its superiority
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* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=October 29
, author=Phil McNulty
, title=Chelsea 3 - 5 Arsenal
, work=BBC Sport
projecting outwards
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unresolved; not settled or finished
owed as a debt
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As adjectives the difference between pending and outstanding
is that pending is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation while outstanding is prominent or noticeable; standing out from others.As a verb pending
is present participle of lang=en.As a preposition pending
is while waiting for something; until.pending
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(head)Adjective
(en adjective)See also
* impendingoutstanding
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Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The Gunners captain demonstrated his importance to the team by taking his tally to an outstanding 28 goals in 27 Premier League games as Chelsea slumped again after their shock defeat at QPR last week.}}