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

Some have waited longer than others to do it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

My wife waited to take Social Security at 66 and I waited until 70.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

In south Brooklyn, shoppers hoping to get a slice of the city's transit service waited for hours to trawl through an open-air market organized by city authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Bittar, who watched proceedings via video link from Switzerland because he was not granted a visa to attend court, told the BBC: "I have waited a very, very long time for this day."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

It felt as if time stopped while I waited for her to reply.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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