Oxford Dictionary English waiting game nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈweɪtɪŋ ɡeɪm// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈweɪtɪŋ ɡeɪm// [singular] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa policy of waiting to see how a situation develops before you decide how to act to play a waiting gameSee waiting game in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: waiting game oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com