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waiting

[ wey-ting ]

noun

  1. a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.


adjective

  1. serving or being in attendance:

    waiting man;

    waiting maid;

    waiting woman.

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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 飞补颈迟顎僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of waiting1

First recorded in 1150鈥1200; Middle English (noun); wait, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.
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Example Sentences

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The Bard of Los Angeles was waiting for an elevator when I arrived at the office one day in 2002.

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You may have heard about long waiting lists for autism diagnosis.

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At a military training ground near the city of Wroclaw, ordinary Poles are lining up, waiting to be handed guns and taught how to shoot.

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Ministers point to progress on a number of fronts, from rising wages to falling NHS waiting lists.

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But, as we've found out, some of these alleged gang members are actually just ordinary immigrants in the country, either legally protected or waiting for their cases to run their course.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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