waiting

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of delaying or staying in a place because one is expecting something or someone.

  - "I am waiting for the bus to arrive."
  - "The customers are waiting in line to be served."
  - "Can you please wait a moment while I finish this task?"

• Noun

  A situation in which one is forced to bide one's time, often with impatience.

  - "The waiting room was filled with anxious patients."
  - "The waiting game can be frustrating, but sometimes it's necessary."
  - "The long wait in traffic caused a great deal of stress."

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Pronunciation

1. [ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]
   
   
   
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Synonyms

attend , escort , go with , bestand , serve , tend , defer , postpone , await , wait for , hold one's breath , serve , wait on , wait upon

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with waiting
mate , fate , gate , hate , late

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Variants

List of all variants of waiting that leads to same result
wait , wait on , wait up , wait upon , waited , waited on , waited up , waited upon , waiting , waiting on , waiting up , waiting upon , waits , waits on , waits up , waits upon , waiting game , waiting games , waiting list , waiting lists , waiting room , waiting rooms , call-waiting , call-waitings , ladies-in-waiting , lady-in-waiting , maid-in-waiting , maids-in-waiting , what is (someone) waiting for? , what is someone waiting for? , what is waiting for? , disaster , disaster waiting to happen , disasters , disasters waiting to happen , recipe for disaster , recipes for disaster , spell disaster , spelled disaster , spelling disaster , spells disaster , unmitigated disaster , unmitigated disasters , wait out , waited out , waiting out , waits out

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Etymology

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Old English waitan, from wactan ‘keep watch'.

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Trivia

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1. The world record for the longest waiting time is held by a man named Steve Watts, who waited for 11 days, 7 hours, 1 minute, and 14 seconds for a bus in London, England.

2. The term 'waiting room' originated in the late 1800s when people would wait in a room near the doctor's office for their turn to be seen.

3. In Japan, there is a custom called 'enmusubi', which involves waiting in line for something, such as a popular food or a new product, as a way of building community and social connections.

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Related Concepts

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1. Patience: The ability to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

2. Impatience: The inability to accept or tolerate delay or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

3. Delay: A postponement or interruption of an action or event.

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Culture

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Waiting is a common theme in literature, art, and music. In literature, waiting is often used as a metaphor for hope, patience, and the passage of time. In art, there are numerous paintings depicting people waiting, such as Vincent van Gogh's 'The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring'. In music, there are many songs about waiting, such as 'Lean on Me' by Bill Withers and 'I Will Wait' by Mumford & Sons.

How to Memorize "waiting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person sitting in a chair, looking at a clock and checking the time repeatedly.
   - Visualize a long line of people waiting for something, such as a roller coaster or a ride at an amusement park.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'waiting' with the image of a clock or a stopwatch.
   - Associate the word 'waiting' with the feeling of impatience or anxiety.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Will A Tiger Ever Return?', where the first letter of each word stands for the first letter of each definition: Waiting Is A Time When Everybody's Relaxing.

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