"telephone tag" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 电话接龙（两人互相错过来电）

Definition

指两个人努力互相打电话却总是错过，彼此需要不断重拨的情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是英语里的比喻表达，日常用语。通常出现在朋友或同事之间，形容互相错过来电的尴尬情形，仅指电话不包括短信。

Examples

We played telephone tag all day and never spoke.

我们整天都在玩**电话接龙**，一直没能通上话。

I keep missing her calls—it's like telephone tag.

我总是错过她的电话——就像在玩**电话接龙**。

Are we going to play telephone tag again?

我们又要开始**电话接龙**吗？

Sorry for the telephone tag—let's set a time to talk.

抱歉一直在弄**电话接龙**，我们定个时间聊吧。

We’ve been stuck in telephone tag for days—it’s getting frustrating!

我们已经**电话接龙**好几天了，越来越烦人！

Let's end this telephone tag—can you just text me when you're free?

咱们别再**电话接龙**了，你有空时直接发我信息吧？