| 单词 | waiting game |
| 释义 | waiting gameSEE SYNONYMS FOR waiting game ON THESAURUS.COM nouna stratagem in which action on a matter is reserved for or postponed to a later time, allowing one to wait for a more advantageous time to act or to see what develops in the meantime. Origin of waiting gameFirst recorded in 1885–90 Words nearby waiting gamewaiter, waitering, wait for the other shoe to drop, waiting, Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for waiting gamewaiting game nounthe postponement of action or decision in order to gain the advantage Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with waiting gamewaiting game see play a waiting game. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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