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What does wait-and-see mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word wait-and-see? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Tending to observe events before coming to a decision.
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His foreign policy was characterised by cautiousness and a patient wait-and-see attitude.
When a parent shows up with a gender-dysphoric child, she usually advises a wait-and-see approach, because research shows that young children can be gender-fluid.
With the economy flailing, many corporate executives and leveraged-buyout chieftains are taking a wait-and-see attitude.
However, the wait-and-see policy could backfire if those players manage to secure contracts elsewhere in the meantime.
Joel Narva of Eugene has 30 years of gardening experience, but every April he takes the same steps in his practiced wait-and-see dance.

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