Synonyms for waiting
ˈweɪ tɪŋwait·ing

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1. wait, waitingadjective

   the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

   "the wait was an ordeal for him"

   Synonyms:
   postponement, wait, time lag, hold, delay

   Antonyms:
   unready

2. waiting, ready and waiting(p)adjective

   being and remaining ready and available for use

   "waiting cars and limousines lined the curb"; "found her mother waiting for them"; "an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests"; "military forces ready and waiting"

   Antonyms:
   unready

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   Submitted by rinat on August 28, 2019  

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1. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   staying, delaying, tarrying

2. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   expectation, abeyance

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1. waitingnoun

   Synonyms:
   tarrying, lingering, delay, abeyance, suspension, quiescence

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1. List of paraphrases for "waiting":

   sufferance, wait, awaiting, suspense, standby, pending, expecting, homeawaiting, expectation, queuing, hoped, expected, meantime, awaits, retest, hoping, anticipation, hold

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1. Dustin Johnson:

   You know, Paulina and Tatum were waiting for me when I got done.

2. Raymund Razonable:

   Instead of waiting for patients to ask us, we call them, and they're infused within two days.

3. Jan Soifer:

   The license was issued this morning, a few hours after the lawsuit was filed, in handwriting on the existing license form, which proves that County Clerk Lang easily could have complied with the law without waiting 10 days.

4. Matt Lloyd:

   Everybody knows they're going to raise rates and the waiting is often worse than the punishment, if you don't have a lot of depth in buying, any selling pressure will overwhelm the market and move it down.

5. Julie Miller:

   After the Santos family offered to remove the dog from the area, the building, Santa still refused to see the child, autism is accompanied by many sensory issues, included self-harm behaviors and feeling overwhelmed at times by lights, sounds, especially when waiting.