wait-and-see attitude

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For now, tech's biggest players are adopting a "wait and see" attitude as the situation unfolds.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Asked what he made of the deal Mr Gates said: "You know, Elon, I guess it's possible Twitter could be worse. But it also could be better… So I have a wait and see attitude."

From BBC • May 4, 2022

It would be a lot easier to take a wait and see attitude if greenhouse gases would just disappear after we figure out a way to move past fossil fuels.

From Forbes • Jan. 9, 2015

David Robinson, chairman, geography department, Rutgers University, and the New Jersey state climatologist: I share Kevin’s wait and see attitude regarding evidence for all of the “links” Judah was suggesting in his piece.

From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2010

Asked, for example, what they thought of the current leaders' ability to achieve the "Four Modernizations," 78% of the students took a noncommittal "wait and see" attitude.

From Time Magazine Archive