: a strategy in which one or more participants withhold action temporarily in the hope of having a favorable opportunity for more effective action later
Examples of waiting game in a Sentence
Until they make their decision, we're just playing a waiting game.
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That waiting game has only intensified with a potential interest rate cut in sight.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
But after fans and media took notice, the release date was swiftly removed from the site, leading the Internet to speculate that the waiting game would continue.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2024
In the waiting game with you, Remy My Walking, Talking PR Nightmare
Dear Remy,
My life is a misery.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
Once the isotopes were prepared and the cyclotron was running, the process became a waiting game.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 24 July 2024
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
But after fans and media took notice, the release date was swiftly removed from the site, leading the Internet to speculate that the waiting game would continue.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 Aug. 2024
In the waiting game with you, Remy My Walking, Talking PR Nightmare
Dear Remy,
My life is a misery.
—Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2024
Once the isotopes were prepared and the cyclotron was running, the process became a waiting game.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 24 July 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 15 Nov. 2024.
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