the negotiating table

noun

—used to say that people are having formal discussions in order to reach an agreement

The two sides in this dispute have returned to the negotiating table.

They came to an agreement at the negotiating table.

Examples of the negotiating table in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That will give the American industry time to ensure AI isn’t dangerous while creating leverage over China to force it to the negotiating table to form some kind of global regulation. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Yet there is still a narrow window of opportunity to prevent uncontrolled escalation and return to the negotiating table. — April Longley Alley, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

Some heated on-pitch rivalries persist at the negotiating table, though. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Those rules force decision makers back to the negotiating table to tweak cutbacks every two years 2036. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

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