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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