Wait in a sentence as a noun

Take deep breaths, listen for a bit, and wait for more information to come out.

Someone who has a pending comment will have to wait till it goes live to post another.

Maybe I want to buy my aging mother a new house, and I don't want to wait for a bloody IPO, I want to do it now.

I was halfway through the third sentence when I caught myself thinking - "indeed, that does sound like such a better dea--- Hey wait a minute!".

If you or anyone else drops the ball the angry customer is right there, including the angry wait staff and angry team mates.

I talk about this in every single presentation Ive ever given about sharding[0]: do no wait too long to add capacity.

Wait in a sentence as a verb

That partner C was a shyster of an attorney, and all evidence suggested that they'd just try to wait out the expensive clock rather than consider settling.

Invariably, there are months of "last calls" and inactivity, only to have someone call a "wait, we need to do this" at the last minute that pulls everything back.

The four of us have been working very hard on this for the last six months, and we're excited to finally take the wraps off. Can't wait to hear what you think!We've got a lot more stuff coming over the next few months, and if there are particular things you'd like us to do/prioritize, I'd love to hear about them!

Given that they want to wait until after additional fundraising rounds are completed, I doubt that your involvement with the company is nearly so problematic.

Note I barely have any actual work experience at this point, I've only shown boundless ambition and a willingness to wait for senior people to retire so I can take their position.

Wait definitions

noun

time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"

See also: delay hold postponement

noun

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something); "the wait was an ordeal for him"

See also: waiting

verb

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something; "I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets"

verb

wait before acting; "the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment"

verb

look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

See also: expect look await

verb

serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant; "I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's"

See also: waitress