单词 | waiting game |
释义 | > as lemmaswaiting 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. ΘΚΠ 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. < as lemmas |
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