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Waiting

[ˈweɪ̯ɾɪŋ]

To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)

📖 Definitions of "Waiting"

verb

1
To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
2
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
"Wait here until your car arrives."
3
To wait tables; to serve customers in a restaurant or other eating establishment.
"She used to wait down at the Dew Drop Inn."
4
To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with ceremony or respect.

noun

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
readyverb	Prepared for immediate action or use.
ready and waiting	—
waitverb	(intransitive) To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
readyverb	Prepared for immediate action or use.
ready and waitingverb	—
bidingnoun	An awaiting; expectation.
awaitverb	(transitive, formal) To wait for.
standbyverb	(proscribed, nonstandard, operations) To wait briefly, as for additional communication by radio or telephone; alternative form of stand by.
meantimenoun	During the interval; meanwhile.
sufferancenoun	Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.
delayverb	(transitive) To put off until a later time; to defer.
patiencenoun	The quality of being patient.
suspensenoun	the pleasurable emotion of anticipation and excitement regarding the outcome or climax of a book, film etc.
stand-bynoun	Alternative form of standby. [A state of readiness without immediate involvement; remaining in preparation for (a sudden or unforeseen event or situation).]
lagverb	To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
stoppingnoun	The act of something that stops; a halt.
standstillnoun	Complete immobility; a halt.
withdrawalnoun	A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
outverb	(transitive) To eject; to expel.
deprivationnoun	(uncountable) The state of being deprived; lack.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
holdverb	(transitive) To grasp or grip.
interimnoun	Temporary.