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to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something: wait forI waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. The dentist kept me waiting for ages.
Synonyms for WAITING: delay, procrastination, hesitation, indecision, hawing, wabbling, wavering, pause; Antonyms of WAITING: determination, resolution, certainty, confidence, firmness, certitude, readiness, eagerness.
Waiting definition: a period ofwaiting; pause, interval, or delay.. See examples of WAITING used in a sentence.
to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something: wait for I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor. The dentist kept me waiting for ages.
The act of standing by without acting as you anticipate a future event or time is waiting. Waiting can be agonizing, especially waiting for something vitally important, like election results — or your birthday.
1. (when intr, often foll by for, until, or to) to stay in one place or remain inactive in expectation (of something); hold oneself in readiness (for something) 2. to delay temporarily or be temporarily delayed. that work can wait.
to remain in a place and not do anything until something expected happens: [no object]We waited until the bus came.[no object* (~+for+object)]We've been waiting for the bus.[~+object+for+object]We waited a week for your letter.[~+to+verb]We waited to see you.
waiting in British English. (ˈweɪtɪŋ ) noun. 1. the act of staying in one place or remaining inactive in expectation of something. I couldn't stand all the waiting. The waiting became almost unbearable. 2.
1. : to stay in place in expectation of : await. waited the result of the advertisement—W. M. Thackeray. wait your turn. 2. : to delay serving (a meal) 3. : to serve food and drinks to the people sitting at : to act as a server for. wait tables. intransitive verb. 1. a. : to remain stationary in readiness or expectation. wait for a train. b.
waiting. noun. /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ [uncountable] the fact of staying where you are or delaying doing something until somebody/something comes or something happens. No waiting (= on a sign at the side of the road, telling vehicles that they must not stop there). Want to learn more?
