"waiting game" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 等待游戏

Definition

你故意等待采取行动，希望别人先行动或形势发生变化，以获得优势的情形。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式场合，常见于谈判、关系或竞争。常见说法有“玩等待游戏”。强调策略和耐心，不只是简单地等待，而是有目的的等待。

Examples

We are playing the waiting game with our job applications.

我们正在用求职申请玩**等待游戏**。

It’s a waiting game to see who will call first.

这是个**等待游戏**，看谁会先打电话。

Sometimes business is just a waiting game.

有时候生意就是**等待游戏**。

Investors are playing a waiting game until the market settles down.

投资者正在玩**等待游戏**，等市场稳定下来。

I hate this waiting game—can’t someone just make a decision?

我讨厌这种**等待游戏**——就不能有人做个决定吗？

Negotiating salaries often turns into a waiting game between employer and employee.

谈判工资时，雇主和员工经常会陷入**等待游戏**。