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waiting games

waiting games is the plural of waiting game.

Meaning of waiting game

Noun

waiting game (plural waiting games)

  1. (idiomatic) A strategy or course of action in which one or more parties refrain from direct action until circumstances change in their favor.
    • to play the waiting game

Questions about waiting games

What is waiting games the plural of?
Waiting games is the plural of waiting game.

Words near waiting games in the dictionary

  1. waiting for Godot
  2. waiting for the ball to drop
  3. waiting for the cat to jump
  4. waiting for the other shoe to drop
  5. waiting game
  6. waiting games
  7. waiting in the wings
  8. waiting list
  9. waiting lists
  10. waiting maid
  11. waiting maids

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