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wait

Definition for wait

noun as in pause, delay

Strongest match

interval

Strong matches

down, downtime, halt, hold, interim, rest, stay

Weak matches

holdup, on hold, time wasted

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Example Sentences

“It’s a sad commentary Senate Democrats kept farmers waiting two years before releasing the Farm Bill text,” Grassley said.

From Salon

The minister rejected a Liberal Democrat calls to scrap the ban on asylum seekers working if they have waited more than three months for a decision.

From BBC

Under the proposals, tenants may have to wait more than ten years to buy their homes and those living in newly built social homes may never be able to buy.

From BBC

She got her start waiting tables at the Redd Foxx Club on La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood, but was noticed for her beauty and invited on stage, where she was a natural.

The deal was done for the Sporting manager on 1 November but his Portuguese club wanted him to wait until the international break before moving.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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