to play a waiting game

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• play a waiting game — see under ↑wait1 • • • Main Entry: ↑game play a waiting game To avoid action as far as possible in the hope of having an opportunity later to use one s energies with maximum effect • • • Main Entry: ↑wait * * * play a/ …   Useful english dictionary

• play a waiting game — play a/the waiting game to delay doing something so that you can see what happens or what other people do first. Those investors who are willing to play the waiting game may find it to their advantage …   New idioms dictionary

• play the waiting game — play a/the waiting game to delay doing something so that you can see what happens or what other people do first. Those investors who are willing to play the waiting game may find it to their advantage …   New idioms dictionary

• play a waiting game —    If you play a waiting game, you deliberately delay taking action in order to be able to act more effectively later.     The cat keeps its eye on the bird, carefully playing a waiting game …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• play the waiting game — play a/the/waiting game phrase to delay in a situation where people expect you to do something, because you think this will give you an advantage Police seem to be playing a waiting game with the hijackers. Thesaurus: to delay action, wait or… …   Useful english dictionary

• play a waiting game — {v. phr.} To withhold action until one s chances for success improve. * /Ray would like to be vice president of the company so he is playing a waiting game in the hope that the president will soon recognize his abilities./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• play a waiting game — {v. phr.} To withhold action until one s chances for success improve. * /Ray would like to be vice president of the company so he is playing a waiting game in the hope that the president will soon recognize his abilities./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• play\ a\ waiting\ game — v. phr. To withhold action until one s chances for success improve. Ray would like to be vice president of the company so he is playing a waiting game in the hope that the president will soon recognize his abilities …   Словарь американских идиом

• waiting game — waiting games N COUNT: usu sing If you play a waiting game, you deal with a situation by deliberately doing nothing, because you believe you will gain an advantage by acting later, or because you are waiting to see how other people are going to… …   English dictionary

• waiting game — noun a strategy of delay • Hypernyms: ↑scheme, ↑strategy * * * ˈwaiting game [waiting game] noun singular a policy of waiting to see how a situation develops b …   Useful english dictionary

• waiting game — /ˈweɪtɪŋ geɪm/ (say wayting gaym) noun 1. the postponement of action on a particular matter for the time being in order to have an opportunity for more effective action later on. –phrase 2. play a waiting game, to avoid any definite action in the …