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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Another fan told the BBC: "I had to be here because I waited 22 years for this."

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Massey waited several agonizing minutes while the distance was measured, but when the mark flashed on the scoreboard, she leaped in the air and screamed “Let’s go! Three more!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

“Likewise, younger parents may have waited longer to open savings accounts for their children, meaning there’s some catch-up at play.”

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian crackdown on undocumented migrants.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Approximately eighty-seven thousand messages waited for me, most from Lorren, a couple from strangers.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows