The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Chartier's Traité de l'Esperance. From state + of + things, plural of thing. Compare classical Latin status rērum, in reference to public or political affairs.
Definition of state of things in US English:
state of things
nounˈsteɪt əv ˌθɪŋz
The way in which events or circumstances stand at a particular time or within a particular sphere; the current situation.
Origin
Late 15th century; earliest use found in Chartier's Traité de l'Esperance. From state + of + things, plural of thing. Compare classical Latin status rērum, in reference to public or political affairs.