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Nouns (5)

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"

Verbs (7)

wait

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

waitress

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

hold off, hold back

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

expect, look, await

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"

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Fuzzynyms (27)

time interval, interval

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

bide, abide, stay

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

stay, stay on, continue, remain

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"

hesitate, pause

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

procrastinate

v. postpone or delay needlessly; "He procrastinated the matter until it was almost too late"

filibuster

v. obstruct deliberately by delaying

stonewall

v. engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"

hope, go for

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

hope, trust, desire

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

anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee

v. realize beforehand

anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter

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

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belief > overflow error > potentiality > expect > wait

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