Definition of phone tag in English English dictionary
A situation in which two individuals attempting to contact each other by telephone repeatedly do not get a live person and instead trade messages, such as voice mail
A series of unsuccessful calls exchanged by two people who are attempting to contact each other by telephone
phone tag
Turkish pronunciation
fōn täg
Pronunciation
/ˈfōn ˈtag/ /ˈfoʊn ˈtæɡ/
Etymology
[ 'fOn ] (noun.) circa 1866. phone + tag (children's game)