No news is good news

Meaning

This suggests that if you have not heard anything bad, you can assume things are going well. It is a way to find comfort in a lack of updates.

Reassuring, philosophical

Used in a sentence

• I have not heard back from the surgeon yet, but no news is good news.
• We are waiting for the results of the audit, but no news is good news.
• My son is traveling abroad, and I just tell myself that no news is good news.