wait :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"

n. time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

wait on tables

v. serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

stay in one place

v. stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

hold off, hold back

v. wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

look, expect, await, look forward to, wait for

v. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

interval, time interval

n. a definite length of time marked off by two instants

stay, abide, bide

v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

stay, remain, stay on

v. continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"

pause, hesitate

v. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused"

stall, procrastinate, dilly-dally, drag one's feet

v. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"

filibuster

v. obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

stonewall

v. obstruct or hinder any discussion; "Nixon stonewalled the Watergate investigation"; "When she doesn't like to face a problem, she simply stonewalls"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

trust, desire, hope, expect

v. expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

anticipate, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

counter, anticipate, foresee, forestall

v. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

expect, anticipate

v. regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

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