Synonyms for waiting
ˈweɪ tɪŋwait·ing

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1. wait, waitingadjective

   the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   "the wait was an ordeal for him"

   Synonyms:
   postponement, wait, time lag, hold, delay

   Antonyms:
   unready

2. waiting, ready and waiting(p)adjective

   being and remaining ready and available for use

   "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

   Antonyms:
   unready

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1. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   staying, delaying, tarrying

2. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, abeyance

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1. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   tarrying, lingering, delay, abeyance, suspension, quiescence

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1. List of paraphrases for "waiting":

   sufferance, wait, awaiting, suspense, standby, pending, expecting, homeawaiting, expectation, queuing, hoped, expected, meantime, awaits, retest, hoping, anticipation, hold

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1. Kathleen Norris:

   None of us knows what the next change is going to be, what unexpected opportunity is just around the corner, waiting a few months or a few years to change all the tenor of our lives.

2. Roy Chapman Andrews, Ends of the Earth, 1929:

   It has just been twenty-three years since I began to wander. In the next twenty-three years I wonder if there will come a time when life is no longer a wonderful adventure; when there is not some interesting experience in things or personalities waiting just around the corner. If that time does come, I hope that my release will be swift.

3. Alexis karpouzos:

   To live a life that matters, make the house, where Gods may dwell, there, in the temple of the soul we will not die an unlived life. we will not live in fear of falling there, the dark stars waiting with their light to draw the veil from truth.

4. Speaker Pelosi:

   I was at home, so I was running the dishwasher, putting my clothes in the laundry. We're still waiting for Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to return the call.

5. John Stephenson:

   It's a story about oil, and then we're waiting for the Fed later this week.