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

When he was alerted to the accusations, referee Edward Duckworth had lengthy discussions with both sets of coaches and paused the match while he waited to pass a message on to Millwall's safety officer.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“He waited until the last moment to take any action, and the court should not reward that behavior,” the filing stated, adding that Seaver “already has lawyers who appear to be anxious to represent him.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

In south Brooklyn, shoppers hoping to get a slice of the city's transit service waited for hours to trawl through an open-air market organized by city authorities.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Fisk, 28, had waited more than six years for her debut, having received her first England call-up in 2020 but Parkinson has broken through at pace this season.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Often he waited for half a day, sometimes for a whole day, and when I brought him food he wouldn't eat it for fear he would not be ready with the harpoon.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell