limbo

In games, primarily in roleplaying, limbo refers to the state a character is in while awaiting an action of another character.
The first character can not act without knowing the second his action. When the second player is gone for a long time, it forces the first player to wait, leaving his character in "limbo", stuck in a timeless void.

"He's taking a lunch break, I'm in limbo."

"I've been stuck in limbo for an hour."

by Ijiero July 27, 2008