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wait

[weyt] / weɪt /
NOUN
pause, delay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
interval
STRONG
down downtime halt hold interim rest stay
WEAK
holdup on hold time wasted
Antonyms
STRONG
continuation go
WEAK
act doing
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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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said this week that U.S. interest rate policy was “in a good place” and that the Fed could wait for oil prices to come down.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The longer he stayed, the more frustrated he grew over the wait for permanent housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Any young person under 16, or still in education on 6 April, has also needed to wait until after that to apply.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"We're not going to wait for them to do the right thing by Canadians," Wilson said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

That was about as long as you could wait on a funeral in this weather.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

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