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
电话标签：两个人反复在电话上互相呼叫并留下消息，但从未真正互相交谈的情况 - We played phone tag for several days before I was able to reach him.
在我联系到他之前，我们打了几天电话。
- We played phone tag for several days before I was able to reach him.