1. Stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
   "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"
    
2. Delay acting
   "We'll wait until the storm passes";
   - hold off, hold back
    
3. Look forward to the probable occurrence of
   "he is waiting to be drafted";
   - expect, look, await
    
4. Serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
   "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's";
   - waitress

1. Time during which some action is awaited
   "instant replay caused too long a wait";
   - delay, hold, time lag, postponement
    
2. The act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
   "the wait was an ordeal for him";
   - waiting

Sounds like: waists, w, wait

Derived forms: waited, waits, waiting

Type of: act, break, cerebrate, cogitate, inactivity, intermission, interruption, move, pause, remain, stay, stay put, stick, stick around, suspension, think, work

Encyclopedia: Wait, Samuel