When two people are trying to call each other at different times, but they both keep missing each other's calls. For example, person A calls person B, but person B does not pick up. Then an hour later, person B calls person A, and person A does not pick up. That would be an example of phone tag.
Example: Sorry I missed your call. We're playing phone tag, so let's just save time by scheduling a time over email that works for both of us.
Variations: playing phone tag
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(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
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Date: 04/20/2025
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Phone Tag." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/1323. Accessed 04/20/2025.