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watching and waiting

NOUN
waiting game
Synonyms
WEAK
cat-and-mouse lying low wait-and-see attitude wait-and-see policy waiting it out

Example Sentences

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The rest of Latin America is watching and waiting.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

In a year of record stock highs, artificial-intelligence moonshots and tense standoffs on global trade, Warren Buffett spent much of it watching, and waiting for the right moment to strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

And this region, and many capitals beyond, are watching and waiting with bated breath to see what Iran does next.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2024

Forty eight hours later, Lilli was sitting atop a mountain in the Sandia range with colleagues, 110 miles from the test site, watching and waiting for ignition.

From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023

During his long watching and waiting one small thing happened which I shall have to mention because something important came of it later on.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis