telephone tag
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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As we noted earlier, Strzok was not at the meeting, so this is could be an exercise in telephone tag.
From Washington Post • Jun. 26, 2020
Instant messaging lets the team collaborate efficiently without playing telephone tag or having their e-mail messages cross in the ether.
From Time Magazine Archive
Playing telephone tag with your doctor is one of the most common--and frustrating--rituals of modern medicine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Voice mailboxes were spawned by the pesky problem of telephone tag, when employees keep missing one another and accumulate piles of call-back memos.
From Time Magazine Archive
Enthusiasts insist that the systems not only improve productivity but actually enhance human interactions by eliminating wasted calls and unproductive rounds of "telephone tag."
From Time Magazine Archive
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