様子見

ようすみ

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

noun suru-verb adj-no

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（た）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.