7.2.7.3 Wait

Use this domain for words referring to waiting in a place, waiting to do something, or waiting for something to happen. The basic idea of waiting is for someone to not do anything for a period of time, because he expects something to happen that will cause him to do something.

  • What words refer to waiting?
    wait, wait for, wait up for, wait on, await, hang on, stand by, wait around, hang around, hold off, wait your turn, sit something out, cool your heels, bide your time, sit tight, sweat it out, hesitate, hesitation, wait and see, wait behind, lie in wait, waiting room, waiting list
  • How do you tell someone to wait?
    Wait! Wait up. Just a minute. Just a moment. I'll be right with you. Hold on. Hang on. Please hold.
  • What words refer to waiting in a line of people?
    line up, queue, stand in line, cut in line
  • What words describe how a person feels when he must wait?
    look forward to, expectant, (I) can't wait, patient, impatient
  • What words refer to making someone wait?
    keep someone waiting, make someone wait, delay
  • What words refer to a period of time when you have to wait?
    wait (n), delay (n)
  • What words refer to refusing to wait patiently and going ahead of other people instead?
    cut in line, cut in front of someone, cut someone off, jump the queue, push in