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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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The Spokesman-Review

Hourglass mode. (n.)

The state of being in limbo, waiting for something to finish or take place. This expression derives, of course, from the hourglass icon that one sees in the Microsoft Windows world when some task hasn’t yet been completed.