Definitions for waiting game
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wait′ing game`(n.)
a stratagem in which decisive action is postponed to a later date, allowing one to gain a possible advantage by the delay.
Origin of waiting game:
1885–90
Princeton's WordNet
waiting game(noun)
a strategy of delay
Wiktionary
waiting game(Noun)
A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.
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