(transitive, formal) To wait for.
Used in a Sentence
awaiting
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for awaiting.
Editorial note
After your day at the office is over, you've got another burst of activity awaiting you in order to get home.
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Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive, formal) To wait for.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of awaiting gathered in one view.
(transitive) To expect.
(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for awaiting.
verb
(transitive, formal) To wait for.
verb
(transitive) To expect.
verb
(transitive) To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To serve or attend; to wait on, wait upon.
Example sentences
After your day at the office is over, you've got another burst of activity awaiting you in order to get home.
They shouldn't be protesting of their innocence on Twitter, they should be wearing prison jumpsuits while awaiting sentencing.
There's an enormous fortune awaiting companies who can create intuitive, well designed software for financial corporations.
Most of the time the object you'll be awaiting will be a promise.
You should find that most of your clients aren't sitting at their inbox awaiting your reply, but also get on with their other work.
The bitcoin community changed a bit, but the fundamentals haven't and the concept we introduced is still awaiting a proper implementation.
The talks will be great resources for a lot of people, I'm eagerly awaiting them.
I've been anxiously awaiting to give Arc a try for five or six years now.
I'm eagerly awaiting an AR app for language learning.
With all the attention Apple Music has been getting from that whole Taylor Swift Fiasco, there's no doubt that almost everyone has heard of it already and eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Like any security issue, passive measures are a Maginot Line awaiting blitzkrieg, even all the resources of a Google or Facebook aren't enough to automate all these things...they depend on communities to report issues [e.g.
In most circumstances someone could make bail awaiting trial, but considering that he'd been hiding in another country (and the government would argue that he might run off again) it would be very doubtful for him.
Quote examples
""Japan and other leading countries in the 12-nation negotiation said they were awaiting action by Congress before moving toward the final stage of the talks."" Does it sound like other countries may be having doubts also?
Proper noun examples
Awaiting for mainstream abuse (hilarity) to kick in now thanks to this!
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use awaiting in a sentence?
After your day at the office is over, you've got another burst of activity awaiting you in order to get home.
What does awaiting mean?
(transitive, formal) To wait for.
What part of speech is awaiting?
awaiting is commonly used as verb.