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Definitions

waiting

[wey-ting] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

expectant

Synonyms

WEAK

alert anticipative anxious apprehensive awaiting breathless eager expecting hopeful hoping in suspense looking for on edge on tenterhooks prepared raring ready vigilant waiting on watchful with bated breath

ADJECTIVE

ready

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accessible apt handy qualified ripe

STRONG

adjusted anticipating arranged completed covered equipped fit near organized primed set wired

WEAK

all set all systems go at beck and call at fingertips at hand at the ready champing at bit close to hand convenient equal to expectant fixed for in line in order in place in position in readiness in the saddle on call on hand on tap on the brink open to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incapable unskilled

WEAK

unavailable uneducated unprepared unready untrained

ADJECTIVE

remaining

Synonyms

STRONG

halting pausing resting stopping tarrying

NOUN

abeyance

Synonyms

STRONG

discontinuation dormancy inactivity intermission latency postponement quiescence recess remission suspension

WEAK

temporarily deferred

Antonyms

STRONG

continuation

WEAK

action activity continuance operation renewal revival

NOUN

ambush

Synonyms

STRONG

ambuscade trap trick

WEAK

ambushment

NOUN

expectancy

Synonyms

STRONG

assumption assurance belief calculation confidence conjecture expectation hope likelihood outlook prediction presentation presentiment presumption probability prospect reliance supposition surmise suspense trust view

WEAK

looking forward

Antonyms

STRONG

disbelief distrust doubt fact fear knowledge proof reality truth uncertainty unlikelihood

NOUN

latency

Synonyms

STRONG

discontinuation dormancy inactivity intermission postponement quiescence recess remission suspension

WEAK

abeyancy temporarily deferred

Antonyms

STRONG

continuation

Example Sentences

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Conversely, how much additional lifetime income might she receive by waiting until age 67 rather than claiming at 62?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

For investors waiting for better entry points, that may create new opportunities.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But the company is also facing nascent competition from rivals including Uber, Tesla, Hyundai and Amazon, whose boxlike Zoox vehicles are waiting on regulatory approval to pick up passengers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The first launch will send Blue Origin's lander pathfinder into orbit, where it can remain for several weeks while waiting for the crew.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Betsie and Nollie were waiting for me outside the dining room door.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

waiting

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