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waiting

[ wey-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.

adjective

serving or being in attendance:
waiting man;
waiting maid;
waiting woman.

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Other Word Forms

�ɲ��i�Բ�·�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting¹

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English (noun); wait, -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.

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“We became one family under fire, praying, waiting, surviving.”

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The mother took the test and has been waiting for the results for a month.

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Inevitably, a fence lizard is waiting for him.

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"Supported housing plays an indispensable role in cutting NHS waiting list backlogs, and reducing pressure on social care, temporary accommodation, and other vital public services," the open letter says.

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Eubank Jr took his seat 15 minutes after the scheduled start time, leaving Benn and a few hundred of the boxing media waiting in a conference room overlooking the pitch at the fight night venue.

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