waiting

wait

verb

{bc}to stay in place in expectation of {bc}{sx|await||}

wait*ing game

noun

{bc}a strategy in which one or more participants withhold action temporarily in the hope of having a favorable opportunity for more effective action later

waiting list

noun

{bc}a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)

waiting room

noun

{bc}a room (as in a doctoru0027s office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting

call-wait*ing

noun

{bc}a telephone service that signals (as by a beep) to the user when an incoming call is received during a call in progress

la*dy-in-wait*ing

noun

{bc}a lady of a queenu0027s or a princessu0027s household appointed to wait on her

maid-in-wait*ing

noun

{bc}a young woman of a queenu0027s or princessu0027s household appointed to attend her

what is (someone) waiting for?

idiom

Array

di*sas*ter

noun

{bc}a sudden {d_link|calamitous|calamitous} event bringing great damage, loss, or destruction

wait out

verb

{bc}to await an end to