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Synonyms for waiting
ˈweɪ tɪŋwait·ing

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  1. wait, waitingadjective

    the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

    "the wait was an ordeal for him"

    Synonyms:
    postponement, wait, time lag, hold, delay

    Antonyms:
    unready

  2. waiting, 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

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  1. waitingnoun

    Synonyms:
    staying, delaying, tarrying

  2. waitingnoun

    Synonyms:
    expectation, abeyance

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  1. waitingnoun

    Synonyms:
    tarrying, lingering, delay, abeyance, suspension, quiescence

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How to use waiting in a sentence?

  1. Lee Iacocca:

    The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

  2. Lindsey Graham:

    While I'm glad the majority leader believes Leader McConnell would be Leader McConnell, it's a mistake not to pass legislation to protect the investigation, we ought to head off a constitutional crisis at the pass, rather than waiting until it's too late. ... I hope Senate Judiciary Committee moves forward with a bill, and that members of Senator McConnell's caucus push Senator McConnell to reconsider.

  3. Rod Blagojevich:

    [Radislav Blagojevich] spent four years in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp during the war for fighting on the side of the Allies, and then was in a refugee camp for three years, waiting for the chance to hopefully have the United States Congress-- that one day, his youngest son would become a member of-- pass a law called the Displaced Persons Act, that permitted my father and millions of others like him, with these long and hard-to-pronounce last names a chance to come to America, to pursue freedom and opportunity.

  4. Mark McClellan:

    I think that assessment of being under higher risk now is what's driving some of those decisions, but I do know that all the states are waiting for further guidance from The FDA and the CDC based on any new evidence that's come in.

  5. John Boyega:

    Black lives have always mattered, we have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded regardless. And now is the time. I ain't waiting. I ain't waiting.


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