Wait-and-see

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to observe events before coming to a decision. not-comparable

    "This speculation causes a wait-and-see attitude in the marketplace[…]"

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"Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding."

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