Definition of Wait

to allow time to go by while staying in one place or avoiding a task

Examples of Wait in a sentence

Hanson had to wait outside of the terminal for a few hours before his mother’s delayed plane finally arrived.  🔊

Wendy and husband will wait until later on to eat even though the children will have dinner at six.  🔊

Pausing until it was quiet, the teacher decided to wait until the class stopped talking before beginning the lesson.  🔊

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