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Definition of waiting game noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

waiting game

noun

/ˈweɪtɪŋ ɡeɪm/

/ˈweɪtɪŋ ɡeɪm/

[singular]

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a policy of waiting to see how a situation develops before you decide how to act
- to play a waiting game
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