waited around

A form of wait around — To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of wait around
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Chicago

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