1The tossing of a coin to make a decision between two alternatives.

1. 1.1 A situation in which any of two or more outcomes or options is equally possible or equally attractive.
   in the end it was a toss-up between the mussels, the crispy prawn parcels, and the smoked trout

   Example sentencesExamples

   • My favourite comedy is a toss-up between City Lights and Billy Wilder's Kiss Me, Stupid.
   • He may be Sweden's most talented player, but it's a toss-up as to whether he'll be making the headlines for his on- or off-the-field behaviour.
   • Thus, there are four races where Republicans could pick up seats: two are toss-ups (Minnesota and New Jersey) and two are states where the Republicans have a slight lead (South Dakota and Missouri).
   • If everyone else did, each of you would find it a toss-up as to whether to spend twice as long queuing for a chance to brush hands over the stamps, or to get quick service from somebody less fanciable.
   • Until 1997, leadership of the in vitro diagnostics sector of the medical device industry was pretty much a toss-up.
   • The $500 high-end contest, however, remains a toss-up.
   • It's a bit of a toss-up between DivX and Windows Media Video 9 on this one.
   • It's truly a toss-up, but we think the race may wind up like this.
   • Clearly, for longer-term investors, it's been a toss-up between the blue chips and mid-caps, with the latter winning out in recent years.
   • But even at this late stage, about ten are toss-ups.
   • It's a toss-up whether the buildings are the diminutive structures of a miniature golf course or the towers of the wide world beyond the backyard.
   • Many analysts consider the success of United's deal a toss-up, although Colak predicts defeat, based on congressional, UAL labor, and consumer opposition lining up against it.
   • If I were to put China having one of their best days and the U.S. having one of their best days, I think that it would be a toss-up who would win.
   • It's not his best work by far (that would be a toss-up between any of the other four roles I listed), but it's pretty incredible.
   • It was a toss-up, Sport decided, as to who looked more surprised, Cochise or Joe.
   • If the election is still a toss-up when the Pacific states start declaring, look for Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, where the two candidates were polling within a few percentage points of one another last week.
   • Whether this is a result of poor writing or poor acting is a toss-up, but let's be generous and blame both.
   • It's pretty much a toss-up as to which arena is more cutthroat.
   • Although the Swiftech solution won the majority of the benchmarks, it is really a toss-up when you look closely at the numbers.
   • It's a toss-up whether the Landmark Tavern or Keens Steakhouse is closer to the Javits Center, but both are within comfortable walking distance.