wait

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈweɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/weɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wāt)

Collocations for "wait"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wait" in context.

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wait

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. wait and see
  2. wait there
  3. wait for me!
  4. wait a [minute, moment, second]!
  5. just you wait!
  6. wait [patiently, quietly]
  7. wait in [the rain, traffic]
  8. wait in [vain, anticipation]
  9. wait in line [for, at, in front of]
  10. am waiting for an answer
  11. wait for a [bus, taxi, train]
  12. had to wait [ages, 15 minutes] (for)
  13. wait for the (right) [moment, time, opportunity] to
  14. wait for her to [come, arrive, call]
  15. [someone, we'll] be waiting for you
  16. wait to [see, have, get, go, hear, be, read, find]
  17. can't wait to [see, find out]
  18. I can't wait!
  19. wait to be [seen, seated, heard, asked]
  20. wait until she [comes, goes]
  21. wait until [10:00 pm]
  22. wait before [going, beginning]
  23. wait while she [finishes, speaks]
  24. [can, will] wait another [10 minutes]
  25. (have to) wait it out
  26. have you waited [long, much]?
  27. don't wait up (for me)
  28. wait your turn
  29. waiting on the [clients, diners, customers]
  30. waiting (on) tables
  31. wait on your every whim
  32. waiting on him hand and foot
n
  1. a [long, short, quick] wait (for)
  2. a wait at the [airport, border, restaurant, entrance]
  3. there was a [long] wait at the [doctors, hairdressers, butchers]
  4. (have) a [long] wait between [trains, flights]
  5. [face, expect, endure] a long wait
  6. had a [patient, nervous, nerve-racking] wait (for)
  7. a [five-minute] wait for a [table, spot, seat]
  8. [will be, is] between [five] and [10] minutes' wait (for)
  9. there's [often, always] a wait for the [bus, train, ride]
'wait' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
crap - direct - hope - sit - slip - suggest - but - beat - bit - cold - family - June - wind - tomorrow - special - second - rest - moment - minute - summer - how - patient - nervous - mad - long - just - hungry - reception - caller - Christmas - crossing - cue - dude - eating - elevator - lightning - moisture - remainder - shade - signal - aircraft - aisle - annoyance - autumn - foyer - interim - option - plaster - queue - lengthy

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