waits 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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of wait around
Cite this entry
APA

waits around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waits%20around

MLA

“waits around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waits%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waits around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waits%20around.

Source: waits around on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.