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waiting game

noun as in watchful waiting

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Reflecting on Mr Bush's guilty plea in relation to her family, she said she felt "mixed emotions" because other families were "playing a waiting game" for next year's trial.

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At the moment, though, it's a waiting game.

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He said he mostly speaks to his relatives over WhatsApp, but hearing from them was a "waiting game" because of unreliable connections.

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"So we just need to play the waiting game now."

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For now, Guittard says he will have to play the waiting game and see how it unfolds.