your move
Chess clock's cue
Your move signals that it's someone else's turn to act.
From games like chess, where players alternate turns: I've made my offer—your move.
The phrase shifts responsibility or initiative to another person, often with an implicit challenge: The ball's in your court now. Your move.
- chessStrategic board game
- chess matchCompetitive game between strategists
- turnRotational movement
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- strategic thinkingDeliberate long-range planning
gambit · decision · counter · response · play · power play · opponent · board · challenge · action · next · waiting · waiting game · pressure · mind games · standoff · dare · ultimatum
- fighting wordsfight me, bring it, square up, throw hands, step outside