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play a waiting game
verb as in procrastinate
verb as in wait and see
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Example Sentences
“The threat is imminent, so we can no longer play a waiting game,” she said.
“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.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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