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单词 waiting game
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waiting game
waiting game n. used to describe the tactics of a player who abstains from attempting to secure advantages in the earlier part of the game, with a view to more effective action at a later stage; also figurative.
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the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > delaying tactics
ambage1546
stall off1819
delaying tactic1867
waiting race1868
waiting game1890
foot-dragging1947
1890 Times 27 Dec. 9/1 The best policy seems to dictate a waiting game.
1914 Eng. Hist. Rev. Apr. 256 The precarious health of Elizabeth..made it desirable to play a waiting game in the east and to shower blows on Bohemia and Moravia.
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