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waiting game

noun

  1. a stratagem in which action on a matter is reserved for or postponed to a later time, allowing one to wait for a more advantageous time to act or to see what develops in the meantime.



waiting game

noun

  1. the postponement of action or decision in order to gain the advantage

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of waiting game1

First recorded in 1885–90
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For now, Guittard says he will have to play the waiting game and see how it unfolds.

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But those awaiting some kind of resolution that brings the game back together are still left playing the waiting game.

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Beyond ease, this method eliminates the waiting game of bringing water to a boil and removes some of the variables inherent in traditional hard-boiling.

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She described the whole process as an "awfully long waiting game".

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A representative said that the complex was safe for now but it’s “a waiting game.”

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