play a waiting game

“The threat is imminent, so we can no longer play a waiting game,” she said.

But KKR has been forced to play a waiting game as Telecom Italia overhauled its management, ousting its fourth chief executive in six years after a string of profit warnings.

Given the challenges and costs of recruiting in a tight labor market, many restaurants are likely to play a waiting game — delaying an expensive hiring push until they’re certain that enough customers are ready to start dining out regularly again.

The only thing to do is play a waiting game in the hope that the murderer may attempt another killing and be caught in the act.

Normally, the Chinese believe that time is on their side and play a waiting game, but Taiwan might be an exception.