What are some opposite words for waiting?
Antonyms for waiting
ˈweɪ tɪŋwait·ing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term waiting.
Princeton's WordNet
wait, waitingadjective
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
"the wait was an ordeal for him"
Antonyms:
unreadySynonyms:
postponement, wait, time lag, hold, delaywaiting, ready and waiting(p)adjective
being and remaining ready and available for use
"waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"
Antonyms:
unready
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
waitingnoun
Synonyms:
tarrying, lingering, delay, abeyance, suspension, quiescence
How to use waiting in a sentence?
This fight has taken so long that talking about it, waiting for it, has so consumed the fans and the media that I am just happy that they are getting it over with, there are a lot of good younger fighters out there who are ready to step up and become the stars and it's hard to do that when you got two people who are still there, lingering and not willing to pass the torch.
Texted with Will McGirt, who was playing with Kokrak. They didn’t realize the ball went OB, by the time he could figure out where to drop, the group behind was waiting. He didn’t want to hold them up and was going to MC anyway. But it wasn’t some walk-off from PGA Tour life.
One eye began to work, and he watched the clouds, the broken pieces of the world hanging above like tomorrow´s big repair job, waiting.
Like many experts, I am waiting for more details to understand how this occurred.
Success is waiting for you if you believe in your abilities to achieve it.
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