wait
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- n time during which some action is awaited
- n the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
the wait was an ordeal for him - v stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets - v wait before acting
- v look forward to the probable occurrence of
he is waiting to be drafted - v serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- Bunning's amendment would have forced the committee to wait for its bill to be translated from "conceptual language" to "legislative language.
- While eschewing the idea that they would wait for the Senate to act, they are stuck waiting at least until Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus shows his hand.
- To the non-Palestinians at Rafah Crossing, "Come and see how the Palestinians live" was a popular refrain through the long, hot wait.