wait
verb
[ weɪt ]
• stay where one is or delay action until a particular time or event.
• "I rang the bell and waited"
Similar:
stand by,
hold back,
be patient,
bide one's time,
hang fire,
mark time,
kill time,
waste time,
cool one's heels,
kick one's heels,
twiddle one's thumbs,
pause,
stop,
cease,
halt,
discontinue,
rest,
hold on,
hang around,
hang about,
sit tight,
hold one's horses,
sweat it out,
await,
look/watch out,
anticipate,
expect,
be ready,
be in readiness,
long for,
hope for,
count the days until,
• used to indicate that one is eagerly impatient to do something or for something to happen.
• "I can't wait to tell Nick what happened"
wait
noun
• a period of waiting.
• "we had a long wait"
Similar:
delay,
hold-up,
period of waiting,
interval,
interlude,
intermission,
pause,
break,
stay,
cessation,
suspension,
detention,
check,
stoppage,
halt,
interruption,
lull,
respite,
recess,
postponement,
discontinuation,
moratorium,
hiatus,
gap,
lapse,
rest,
entr'acte,
• street singers of Christmas carols.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old Northern French waitier, of Germanic origin; related to wake1. Early senses included ‘lie in wait (for’), ‘observe carefully’, and ‘be watchful’.
