telephone tag
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telephone tag
noun
telephone tag
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TELEPHONE TAG
[noncount]
chiefly US
:
a situation in which two people keep trying to call each other on the telephone but are unable to reach each other
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We've been playing telephone tag—she's always out when I call, and vice versa.
— called also
(US, informal)
phone tag
