How to Pronounce "telephone tag"
expression
TEL-uh-fohn tag
TEL-ih-fohn tag
Definition
A situation where two people try to call each other by phone but keep missing each other's calls and have to keep trying.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈtɛɫəˌfoʊn/ /ˈtæɡ
British English
tˈɛlɪfˌəʊn/ /tˈæɡ
Simplified Pronunciation
US
TEL-uh-fohn tag
UK
TEL-ih-fohn tag
Listen in Context
We played telephone tag all day and never spoke.
I keep missing her calls—it's like telephone tag.
Are we going to play telephone tag again?
Sorry for the telephone tag—let's set a time to talk.