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wait-and-see

wait-and-see

English

Adjective

wait-and-see (not comparable)

  1. Tending to observe events before coming to a decision.
    • 2002, Thomas P. Reilly, Value-added selling (page 28)
      This speculation causes a wait-and-see attitude in the marketplace []
    • 2011, James Moltz, The Politics of Space Security (page 146)
      a wait-and-see policy on the president