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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1. List of paraphrases for "waiting":

   sufferance, wait, awaiting, suspense, standby, pending, expecting, homeawaiting, expectation, queuing, hoped, expected, meantime, awaits, retest, hoping, anticipation, hold

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1. Energy Minister Segolene Royal:

   Without waiting for the test results, Renault should act now to make sure its engines respect emissions limits.

2. Patricia Toro It:

   I remember just waiting up late that night for him to wake up to tell him.

3. Eric Ahasic:

   Minneapolis had their third-snowiest winter on record, so a lot of it was sitting around waiting to melt, we didn’t really add a ton of heavy rain on top of the snowpack while that snow was melting, so that kind of allowed it to progress fairly orderly, but we’re going to have some minor flooding in a lot of rivers.

4. Susan Canney:

   We have 50 rangers waiting to be deployed but they are held up waiting for official approval and firearms from the government, mali is standing by while the elephants are being slaughtered ... If we continue at this rate, they will all be gone in three years.

5. Bette Davis:

   From the age of six, I have known that I was sexy. And let me tell you it has been hell, sheer hell, waiting to do something about it.