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phone tag

noun

Etymology

phone + tag (children's game)

Definitions

  1. A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone…

    A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as by voice mail.

    • "Avoid phone tag, which results when two parties go back and forth trying to reach each other by phone."
    • "To reduce the time you spend playing phone tag, ask what time the client will be in and call back then."

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