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WAITING definition: 1. present participle of wait 2. to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place…. Learn more.
Waiting definition: a period ofwaiting; pause, interval, or delay.. See examples of WAITING used in a sentence.
Synonyms for WAITING: delay, procrastination, hesitation, indecision, hawing, wabbling, wavering, pause; Antonyms of WAITING: determination, resolution, certainty, confidence, firmness, certitude, readiness, eagerness.
I hate waiting for public transport. We can buy our duty-free while we're waiting at the airport.
The word waiting is a noun used for a kind of action that's characterized by inaction or delay: "Generations of waiting produced no change in a city's discriminatory policies, so citizens planned a protest march." It's also a useful adjective, for things like waiting rooms, waiting lists, and waiting periods.
2 meanings: 1. the act of staying in one place or remaining inactive in expectation of something 2. → See no waiting.... Click for more definitions.
to remain in a place and not do anything until something expected happens: [ no object] We waited until the bus came. [ no object* (~ + for + object)] We've been waiting for the bus. [ ~ + object + for + object] We waited a week for your letter. [ ~ + to + verb] We waited to see you.
Definition of waiting noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb I hate waiting in long lines. They waited at the train station together. You should have waited a little longer. He showed up right after you left. I don't have time to wait around. If he's not here in five minutes, I'm leaving. She waited behind after class to talk to the professor. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. How may I help you?
Find 141 different ways to say WAITING, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
