wait

Example Sentences

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Mounting bills and dwindling bank accounts are expected to force more officers to find new work, lengthening lines and wait times for travelers trying to pass through airport security during a busy spring break period.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bizet Donnum was speaking to former England striker Ellen White, who, like many other sportswomen, waited until she had finished playing to start a family.

From BBC

A long time ago, but you wait so long to play for your hometown club and the year before I made my debut I think we got to the Champions League semi-final.

From BBC

It’s also waiting for a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build reactors in Tennessee.

From Barron's

He asked them to wait for the judge to return, but said they immediately whisked his client from the courtroom through the holding-cell door.

From Los Angeles Times