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waiting Definition

wait·ing (-iŋ)

adjective

  1. that waits
  2. of or for a wait
  3. that serves or is in attendance

noun

the act of one that waits
waiting Idioms

in waiting

in attendance, as on a king or other person of royalty
waiting Synonyms

waiting

modif.

standing, languishing, in line, next in turn, expecting, hoping for, marking time, in wait, cooling one's heels*.

Antonyms moving*, hurrying*, acting.

waiting Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sit: Short of a real flap like Warminster, just sitting waiting is useless.
  • wait: Waiting Waiting for a response can take anywhere from a couple of days to several weeks.

Adjective modifier

  • watchful: Some of the benefits of TURP compared with watchful waiting have been explored by the US RCT.
  • jw: State had an health status which in participation was cohen jw waiting.
  • cohen: These were the based on the cohen jw waiting.
  • bored: Normal people get bored waiting for pages to load.
  • impatient: I was getting impatient waiting, with a couple of boats roped to my bow, and shouted.
  • tedious: I will also discuss timescales and the contrast between initial frantic flat searching with tedious waiting for completion.

Modifies a noun

  • list: In France, they don't have waiting lists.
  • shelter: A small waiting shelter was provided on the down side.
  • time: Reduced waiting times have been achieved through a combination of policies.
  • room: QUESTION: Why is there no speaker in the Platform 2 waiting room?

Noun used with modifier

  • outpatient: Outpatient waiting times survey coverage in throughout the year.
  • cash: I live in Swindon Wilts and Can collect as long as its not too far away. £ 300 cash Waiting!
  • NHS: Despite an increase in spending of £ 2.4 billion after inflation, NHS waiting lists have risen over the last year.
  • call: You will continue to pay BT for your line rental and added services such as call waiting.

Preposition: in

  • wing: He gave notice to " those waiting in the wings " that they would have to earn Unison's backing.
  • queue: Saving time: No waiting in queues for the bus or the car park.

Preposition: for

  • bus: No waiting for airport busses or trying to find a car park space.
  • someone: It is no good waiting for someone else to act or decide for us.
waiting Quotes

Pity the poor creatures in warmer countries where the seasons never change.Where summer is eternal and they never know the pain of waiting and the joy at last when summer comes.

—Guy, Ray

Prompt me,God, But not yet.When I speak Though it be you who speak Through me, something is lost. The meaning is the waiting.

—Thomas, R(onald) S(tuart)

Waiting for the end, boys, waiting for the end. What is there to be or do? What's become of me or you?

—Empson, Sir William

Browse dictionary entries near waiting

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