Examples of 'wait' in a sentence
Meaning of "wait"
To wait is to stay in one place or remain inactive until something expected happens
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- To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
- To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
- To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.
How to use "wait" in a sentence
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We will wait for him to get here.
Right now the job is to wait here.
We are willing to wait until the time is right.
Wait till you try on your uniform.
Time and tide wait for no man.
Just wait till she comes out.
I know you went to wait for the teacher.
Wait a few seconds before pressing it again.
I can not wait for that age.
Wait till you see what we are gonna do.
I told you to wait for us up in the temple.
Wait five minutes before you leave.
Might as well wait till we get started.
Wait until the needle totally stops.
We can not wait here any longer.
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Wait until the green lamp goes off.
We will have to wait for the wedding.
You wait till the coach station.
As if you can not wait to get married.
Just wait until you swap back.
She can not wait any more.
Wait till you see them dogs.
I told him to wait at the entrance here.
Wait one minute between starting cycles.
I am not going to wait until your father dies.
Wait until you try the fish.
You can not wait for me to die.
Wait for the rest of the movie.
You will wait for his return.
Wait till you see that kitchen.
I knew to wait and vet her story.
Wait until the bird finds land.
I think just wait in here would be good.
Wait till you start your residency.
We are gonna wait to what she looks like.
Wait there is a dead spot at the rear.
There is a wait list for that one.
Wait till your dad sees this.
I will just wait till it gets here.
Some of you are gonna have to wait outside.
She can not wait for me to be gone either.
I will put you on the wait list.
I have to wait for the right moment.
To sit around and wait for you.
We have to wait six months for it to open.
You always have to wait for women.
I will wait here until we hearfrom her.
Then we will not wait any longer.
While we wait let us work on developing leads.
I thought you wanted to wait till he arrived.
