as in stays
to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something
please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly
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as in delays
an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business
there was a long wait for the manager to come and help us
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Recent Examples of waits
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
But technology waits for no one, and with all the hype around AI, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s been forgotten.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Hypnotized by the American Dream, Luke struggles to recognize the futility of a system that moves fast and waits for no one.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
The catching situation remains in flux as the club waits to see how Hunter Goodman and Drew Romo develop.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
In the above clip, Prince patiently waits for the rock to find him in the corner.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Gabi locates the pay phone in question, and waits for a call.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The quintessential private-land deer hunter plants his food plot, hangs his treestand, posts his trail camera, and waits for a daylight pattern on a shooter buck.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
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Compiled annually by a group led by Franklin Leonard, a recipient of a Gotham tribute award this year, Variety waits with childlike anticipation each year to see which scripts film executives have really been buzzing over — but haven’t had the budget or the chutzpah to put into production just yet.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
But technology waits for no one, and with all the hype around AI, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s been forgotten.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Hypnotized by the American Dream, Luke struggles to recognize the futility of a system that moves fast and waits for no one.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Dec. 2024
The catching situation remains in flux as the club waits to see how Hunter Goodman and Drew Romo develop.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2024
In the above clip, Prince patiently waits for the rock to find him in the corner.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Gabi locates the pay phone in question, and waits for a call.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Oct. 2024
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
The quintessential private-land deer hunter plants his food plot, hangs his treestand, posts his trail camera, and waits for a daylight pattern on a shooter buck.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for waits
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However, all generations experienced isolation during lockdown, and the sense of social anxiety lingers.Julie Kratz, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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As much time as the audience spends on the main characters’ dialogue, the camera also lingers on everything from the various settings of a rapidly expanding Macondo to the loaves of bread and soups in Úrsula’s kitchen.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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An iconic Dana Carvey character awaits.EW.com, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
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That rediscovery of a deeper humanity, which comes from collective solidarity [and] collective action, awaits anyone who will look honestly at our situation.Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
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The crash remains under investigation.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
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Sam Williams tore his ACL before the season began, and DeMarcus Lawrence still remains out after suffering a foot injury earlier this season.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Waits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/waits. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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