: a strategy in which one or more participants withhold action temporarily in the hope of having a favorable opportunity for more effective action later
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Until they make their decision, we're just playing a waiting game.
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For at least hundreds of Venezuelans in Austin, Monday was a waiting game.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 July 2024
Thus, restricted free agents such as Cleveland’s Isaac Okoro are playing a waiting game, hoping for an offer sheet that might not ever come and left with playing chicken against the Cavs’ front office.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Honestly, it’s been a pretty smooth process, aside from the waiting game.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That waiting game has only intensified with a potential interest rate cut in sight.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American-Statesman, 30 July 2024
Thus, restricted free agents such as Cleveland’s Isaac Okoro are playing a waiting game, hoping for an offer sheet that might not ever come and left with playing chicken against the Cavs’ front office.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Honestly, it’s been a pretty smooth process, aside from the waiting game.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
That waiting game has only intensified with a potential interest rate cut in sight.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for waiting game
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“Waiting game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20game. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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