waiting gamenoun [ S ]
uk/ˈweɪ.tɪŋ ˌɡeɪm/us/ˈweɪ.t̬ɪŋ ˌɡeɪm/a situation in which you delay taking any action, so that you can watch how a situation develops and see what it is best for you to do:
In a contest like this, the stronger team can afford to play a waiting game.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Waiting
- await
- hang
- hang around (somewhere)
- hang on
- hang round (somewhere)
- hold
- lounge
- mark time idiom
- mill
- mill around
- queue
- ready
- sit
- stand
- wait for sb/sth
- wait in
- wait list
- wait on sth
- wait up
- wait list
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