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waiting

[ wey-ting ]

noun

  1. a period of waiting; pause, interval, or delay.


adjective

  1. serving or being in attendance:

    waiting man;

    waiting maid;

    waiting woman.

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of waiting1

First recorded in 1150–1200; Middle English (noun); wait, -ing 1, -ing 2
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.
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Example Sentences

They said October's budget "took difficult decisions on tax to stabilise the public finances, including the NHS which has now seen waiting lists fall five months in a row".

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Some of us spend the first 18-ish years of our lives waiting until the day we can leave, headed toward someplace where we can feel free to be more like ourselves.

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The PM pointed to increases in the minimum wage, falling NHS waiting lists and cuts to fuel duty as examples of the difference the government was making.

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“We are really trying to get proactive here, instead of waiting, watching folks die,†said Daniel Tsai, director of the San Francisco Public Health Department.

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That has been reduced to 48 hours because many patients were dying during the waiting period.

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