serving or being in attendance: waiting man;waiting maid;waiting woman.
Idioms for waiting
in waiting, in attendance, as upon a royal personage.
Origin of waiting
1150–1200; Middle English (noun); see wait, -ing1, -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM waiting
wait·ing·ly,adverb
Words nearby waiting
wait-a-while, Waite, waiter, waitering, wait for the other shoe to drop, waiting, Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period
My own doctors advocated for watchful waiting, which is where I’m headed.
My cancer might be back—and I wonder if unnecessary radiation caused it in the first place|jakemeth|September 22, 2020|Fortune
CSL employees say the checks detailed by CSL’s spokesman happen long after patients enter the centers, sometimes after they’ve signed in, talked with staff and sat in a waiting room before screening.
Foreign Masks, Fear and a Fake Certification: Staff at CSL Plasma Say Conditions at Donation Centers Aren’t Safe|by J. David McSwane|September 21, 2020|ProPublica
Even as agencies are publishing their plans to be more inclusive and diverse or creating new diversity and inclusion executive positions, some agency execs fear that agencies are simply playing the waiting game with lengthy plans.
‘It’s all been plan, plan, plan mode:’ Agencies have big ideas for greater diversity, but more action is needed|Seb Joseph|September 15, 2020|Digiday
After 50 years of waiting, San Diego is about to retake its seat as dealer in a high-stakes game with potential power providers.
What Power San Diego Has Over Its Power Company|MacKenzie Elmer|August 4, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Should lightning strike and Hillary Clinton forgoes a presidential run, Democrats have a nominee in waiting.
Sen. Warren’s Main Street Crusade to Pressure Clinton|Eleanor Clift|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In a show about single women, Sex and The City was always in a rush to get to the altar—and with a man there waiting.
Why Singles Should Say ‘I Don’t’ to The Self-Marriage Movement|Tim Teeman|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was going to do it myself, but was waiting for the new year.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But I remain in prison on these baseless allegations while waiting for the chance to prove my innocence.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Waiting more than three years for a resolution is far too long.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Belfast resolved on waiting "to see what the South would do," and the South waited for Belfast.
Speeches from the Dock, Part I|Various
The cook here turned to me, saying that Mrs. Fairfax was waiting for me: so I departed.
Jane Eyre|Charlotte Bronte
"I'm waiting to hear about those little savages of yours," she said, as Mary greeted her and sank limply down into a chair.
Mary Ware in Texas|Annie F. Johnston
Mrs. Kaye had been watching and waiting for General Lingard since ten o'clock.
Jane Oglander|Marie Belloc Lowndes
Only Messrs. Seward and Bates hang timidly behind, waiting for stronger manifestations, ere they hang out their flags.
Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862|Various
Words related to waiting
linger, hang, await, watch, stay, delay, remain, expect, stand by, stick around, foresee, anticipate, tarry, abide, stall, bide, dally, hang around, hold back, hole up