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Idiom: Waiting Game

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A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.

Example Sentences

1
We're playing the waiting game until our flight is called.
2
I hate playing the waiting game for test results.
3
After submitting my job application, I played the waiting game for a response.
4
The team is playing the waiting game to see if they made it to the finals.
5
I've been playing the waiting game all day for the repairman to show up.

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