| age |
An age is a very long time. If you wait an age for your friend, it means that you wait a very long time. [1/7 definitions] |
| anxious |
When you are anxious to do something, it means that you have a strong wish to do it and you don't want to wait long before you can. [1/2 definitions] |
| at last |
after a long time or wait; finally. |
| await |
to wait for; look forward to. [1/2 definitions] |
| awhile |
If you want to sit awhile, you want to sit for a short time. If you wait awhile before you answer the door, you don't answer it right away. You wait for a little bit. |
| check out |
When people check out in a supermarket or other large store, they go through the process of paying for what they want to buy. If the store is busy, they may have to wait in line to check out. [1/4 definitions] |
| crispy |
When a food is crispy, it is usually fried or baked, and it breaks easily with a little crunching sound in your mouth. French fries are often crispy when you eat them right away. If you wait a long time to eat them, they are not crispy anymore. |
| delay |
If there is a ten-minute delay before a show starts, then people have to wait ten minutes more for the show to begin. A delay is the amount of time during which people have to wait for something. [1/6 definitions] |
| expect |
When you expect something, you hope for it and wait for it to come. [1/3 definitions] |
| finally |
after a long time or a long wait; at last. [1/2 definitions] |
| hold on |
to wait. [1/2 definitions] |
| hold one's breath |
to wait with hope and expectation. |
| hold one's horses |
to wait more calmly; be patient. |
| hold tight |
to stay and wait for further information or events. |
| immediately |
When you do something immediately, you do it right away. You do not wait at all before doing it. |
| impatience |
the quality or condition of being unable to wait calmly or bear annoyances. |
| impatient |
not patient; not willing or able to wait calmly. [1/2 definitions] |
| impatiently |
with annoyance or anxiety at having to wait. |
| kind of |
"Kind of" means "somewhat" or "in some way." If you're kind of hungry, you are a bit hungry and you would like to eat something, but you are not super hungry. You could wait for a while. We often use "kind of" when we can't or don't really want to explain the degree of something or the exact way that something is. |
| lie in wait |
to wait for a chance to make a surprise attack. |
| long1 |
When a road is long, it means that the road goes for a great distance. When you wait for a long time, it means that you wait for a large amount of time. [1/6 definitions] |