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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waiting gamenoun

    a strategy of delay

Wiktionary

  1. waiting gamenoun

    A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.

Wikipedia

  1. Waiting Game

    Waiting Game is a song by American singer Banks from her second extended play (EP), London (2013). It was written by Banks and Sohn, and produced by the latter. The song was also included on Banks' debut studio album, Goddess (2014). "Waiting Game" charted at number 99 on the UK Singles Chart in January 2014 after being featured in a Victoria's Secret commercial.

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  1. waiting game

    A waiting game is a strategy or situation where someone decides to delay taking action, preferring instead to wait for an opportunity, an expected outcome, or for someone else to act first. This could be in various contexts such as competition, negotiations, or even daily life situations. The main objective is often to gain an advantage or to achieve a better outcome by being patient and waiting for the right moment.

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  1. Waiting Game

    "Waiting Game" was the second single release from The Cooper Temple Clause's third album Make This Your Own and reached #41 in the UK singles chart. The CD version of Waiting Game included a U-MYX feature which allowed people to remix the track in their own personal way. When the single charted it was the second week in UK chart history, in which all downloads count towards the chart regardless if there is a physical release or not. If the chart was still under the previous rules in which one was needed, the single would have made #36.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waiting game in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waiting game in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of waiting game in a Sentence

  1. Jaden McDaniels:

    It’s a waiting game. ... I pray every time mine comes back clear.

  2. Graham Tanaka:

    The question is when and how Apple can reaccelerate their growth rate, we're playing the waiting game.

  3. Alice Bermejo:

    It was just a waiting game to see what happened. We didn't know if it was real or fake.

  4. Olivier Jakob:

    Overall, we continue to trade a waiting game for the U.S. decision on Iran, waiting to have sanction headlines trigger some frenzied buying.

  5. Simone Biles:

    All we can do at this point is have faith that theyll have our backs, theyll do the right thing, but at the end of the day its just a ticking time bomb. Well see. Its a waiting game.


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