waits

• anticipates
• awaits
• bides
• deferments
• deferrals
• delays
• detainments
• detentions
• expects
• foot-draggings
• hangs around
• hesitations
• holdbacks
• holding patterns
• holds on
• holdups
• lags
• lingers
• pauses
• postponements
• remains
• reprieves
• respites
• setbacks
• sits tight
• slowdowns
• stands by
• stays
• sticks around
• tarries

• dispatches
• hastes
• promptitudes
• rushes

• noun
  1. A delay.
  2. An ambush.
  3. One who watches; a watchman.
  4. (in the plural) Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians.
  5. (in the plural) Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical watchmen. [formerly waites, wayghtes.].
  6. A group of singers or musicians performing in the streets, especially around Christmas.
• verb
  1. To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.).
  2. To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
  3. To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
  4. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
  5. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany.
  6. To defer or postpone (especially a meal).
  7. To remain chaste while one's lover is unavailable.

• Waits for the bus can feel endless during rush hour.
• She waits patiently for her turn to speak during the meeting.
• The cat waits by the door every evening for its owner to return.
• He waits eagerly for the release of his favorite author's new book.
• The dog waits obediently for its owner's command before eating.

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