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waiting
[wey-ting]
adjective
serving or being in attendance.
waiting man;
waiting maid;
waiting woman.
Other Word Forms
- waitingly adverb
Word History and Origins
Idioms and Phrases
in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.
Example Sentences
As for Masters champion McIlroy, a bogey at the 18th capped another testing day and left him "waiting for my week to end".
He was put on the waiting list for a kidney but was warned that it could take a very long time.
“We are functioning based on rumors that we hear ... I’m still waiting to hear if the president will take my call,” she added.
Alongside firefighters, many of whom were in tears, members of the Bicester Rugby Union Football Club lined the road waiting for Ms Logan, who played for its Bicester Vixens side.
Most people are better off waiting at least until their full retirement age to apply, and many will maximize their lifetime benefits by delaying until age 70.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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