“Have you talked to your sister about the party yet?” “No, we've been playing phone tag all week.”
Recent Examples on the WebOver a frantic week, officials played phone tag, seeking to know more about the probe, the people said.Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 By Friday, following phone tag between Woods and Boswell, the trees were chopped down.al, 29 June 2022 After a game of phone tag with the ER and the ER’s billing firm and several months of waiting, Warner received another letter from his insurer. Aneri Pattani, Dallas News, 3 Oct. 2021 Through its mobile-first platform, Sonder uses technology to help customers avoid typical hotel headaches like waiting in line for a physical check-in and phone tag for service and maintenance requests. Laura Forman, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2021 After playing phone tag during the week, men’s basketball coach Chris Collins was among the first to welcome him at Ryan Fieldhouse. Shannon Ryan, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2021 Sure, sending a brief text or email can be quicker than playing phone tag. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 11 May 2021 After playing phone tag with the officer, the Cleveland man was charged with theft by deception. John Benson, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2020 The report detailed a game of phone tag between the -1 phone number and Mr. Giuliani on Aug. 8.New York Times, 15 Nov. 2019 See More