waited

VERB

pause, rest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

await delay expect hang linger remain stand by stay stick around watch

STRONG

abide anticipate bide dally foresee stall tarry

WEAK

bide one's time cool it fill time hang around hang onto your hat hang out hold back hold everything hold on hold the phone hole up keep shirt on lie in wait lie low look for look forward to mark time put on hold save it sit tight sit up for stay up for sweat it

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance go hurry leave rush

STRONG

carry on move

WEAK

carry out do forge forward go ahead

Example Sentences

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waited

“He waited to tell me in person,” Freeman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

McGinty, a pharmacy student at Queen's University Belfast, said her mum, who has sciatica, had been in a lot of pain while they waited for several hours following delays at the airport.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

At a police checkpoint, relatives and friends of those affected waited for permission to enter the affected area, bringing supplies or offering assistance.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

Oil futures pulled back Monday as traders waited for details about new U.S. sanctions on Iran, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent due to speak about the issue at a news conference at 1 p.m.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The hospital corridor in which we waited was unheated, and a fall chill had settled into the walls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom