様子見

ようすみ

wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

Meanings

Noun, Suru verb, No-adjective
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)

Example sentences

一部いちぶの住民じゅうみんが様子見ようすみの態度たいどを取とる一方いっぽうで他ほかの者ものは大洪水だいこうずいに備そなえた。

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