phone tag
noun🔊/ˈfəʊn tæɡ/
🔊/ˈfəʊn tæɡ/
(also telephone tag)
[uncountable] (North American English, informal)a situation in which two people repeatedly call each other on the phone and leave messages, but never actually speak to each other We played phone tag for several days before I was able to reach him. 在我联系到他之前，我们玩了几天电话标签。