wait for

present singular third person waits for · participle present waiting for · participle past waited for · past waited for

1. To wait until the specified event occurs.

   What are you waiting for?

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   Wait for the light to change before you cross the street.

   And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts...

   2022 January 12, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Unhappy start to 2022”, in RAIL, number 948, page 3

   Synonyms: await, wait on, abide, attend, await, bide, expect, hold up

2. To await the arrival of.

   I'm waiting for my date.

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   I'm waiting for the train.

   Synonyms: await, wait on