waiting
- adjective
- /ˈweɪtɪŋ/
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disponible
- They are passionate, organized and waiting for their opportunity.
This is a great big world waiting right outside.
- This is a great big world waiting right outside.
- And it was right there waiting to be invented for centuries.
- It wasn't a vicious, lurking monster waiting to devour my face.
- Is it out there, you might say, in nature waiting for us to discover it?
- Then wallflowers just out of season, unregarded, waiting to be dismissed.
Examples
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Is it out there, you might say, in nature waiting for us to discover it?
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The volunteers are waiting patiently to help those in need.
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And it was right there waiting to be invented for centuries.
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Arrived at the parking lot and there's a crowd waiting for a shuttle bus.
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The team is ready and waiting for the final decision from the manager.
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She sat by the phone, waiting for his call all afternoon.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Prepared and willing to act or be used immediately
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3.5
Prepared and available to use immediately
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3.0
Fully prepared and available to begin or help right away
Prepared and alert to act immediately
Balanced and ready to move
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
A tense unstable situation that could easily become violent
Compounds
- Specialized
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2.6
A phone service that alerts you to a new call while you are on the phone
- Informal
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4.7
A situation where people wait to see what others do to gain an advantage
How Ready
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waiting comes from the old verb wait, which once meant 'to watch' or 'to be ready and awake'. So when something is waiting it is 'ready and available' for use or action.