waited

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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waited

I can still picture their players dancing and celebrating next to us as both teams waited to get on their buses after our epic last-16 tie.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

My younger brother waited until he turned 70 to start collecting a larger monthly Social Security benefit.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 11, 2026

Hairdresser Anabel Delgado waited for customers outside the salon where she works.

From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026

Now they turned around for the Dominican Republic, where they waited for 15 hours for diplomatic contacts to get them clearance to try again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

‘I hardly know where to start, but I don’t want to make him wait. Sounds like he’s waited his whole life already!’

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler