wait

Definition

Examples

Customers had to wait about twenty minutes for a table at the restaurant.

Word Family

Synonyms

• awaitlook forward to the probable occurrence of
• delaytime during which some action is awaited
• stand byhaving a meaning similar to wait

Collocations

• Easy wait in line for coffee
  to wait in line for coffee, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
• Medium wait for managerial approval
  to wait for managerial approval, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
• Hard wait out the storm of market volatility
  to wait out the storm of market volatility, meaning to stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
• Very Hard lie in wait to spring an ambush
  to lie in wait to spring an ambush, meaning to be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position