tag-teamed

Took turns together

Tag-teamed describes two or more people taking turns at a task, alternating so one rests while another works.

The term comes from tag-team wrestling, where partners swap in and out of the ring.

It often implies coordinated effort against a single target: The lawyers tag-teamed the witness during cross-examination.

It can also describe sequential sex with one partner.

collaboration

partnered

Joined with another

worked together · alternated · backup · reinforcement · relay · division of labor · handoff · collective · synchronized · supported

parenting

shifts

Moves or work periods

exhaustion · relay · handoff · newborn · co-parenting · rotation · support · babysitting · supervision · alternating

wrestling

partners

Joint venture participants

  • duoTwo working together
  • turnbuckleThreaded device for adjusting tension
  • ringClosed curve shape

switch · relay · WWE · lucha libre · submission · pinfall · corner · bout · match · maneuver

Opposites
collaboration vs. individual effort

tag-teamedsoloed

Performed or flew alone

single-handedly · unassisted · unaided

coordinated alternation vs. simultaneous action

tag-teamedswarmed

Gathered in overwhelming numbers

mobbed · piled on

sequential substitution vs. continuous engagement

tag-teamedwent the distance

Completed the full course

marathoned

Family

tag, team, tags, tagged, tagging, tagger, teams, teamed, teaming

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G