awaiting
Standing by for
Awaiting is the present participle of await, meaning to wait for something expected or anticipated.
It appears most often in formal or official contexts: Your package is awaiting delivery, The matter is awaiting approval.
Where wait for works in casual speech, awaiting sounds more formal or bureaucratic: awaiting trial, awaiting sentencing, awaiting further instructions.
Belief about future outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
preparation · longing · yearning · countdown · readiness · imminence · expectancy · pending
Ordered waiting line
- postponementDelaying to later
- holdupTheft by threat
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
standby · waitlist · processing · turnaround · lag · bottleneck · limbo · stalled
State of being unsure
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- nervousnessState of anxious unease
dread · worry · trepidation · nail-biting · butterflies
Sustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- stoicismUncomplaining acceptance of difficulty
equanimity · fortitude · perseverance · steadfastness · forbearance · acceptance · long-suffering · vigil
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
prospect · preparation · longing · yearning · countdown · readiness · imminence · expectancy · pending · forthcoming
queue
Ordered waiting line
- postponementDelaying to later
- holdupTheft by threat
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
pending · standby · waitlist · processing · turnaround · lag · bottleneck · limbo · stalled · deferred
uncertainty
State of being unsure
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- uneaseMild persistent worry
nervousness · dread · worry · trepidation · nail-biting · butterflies
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
stoicism · equanimity · fortitude · perseverance · steadfastness · forbearance · acceptance · long-suffering · vigil · watch
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- decisionSettled course of action
- rulingFormal legal determination
outcome · sentence · deliberation · jury · hearing · appeal · results · news · response · answer
- standbyready, on hold, on call, backup, reserve
- anticipationanticipating, expectation, expectancy, expecting, suspense
- not yetpending, delay, later, unfinished, incomplete
- readinessready, prepared, set, alert, primed
- delayeddelayed, postponed, deferred, suspended, on hold
- delaysdelays, delay, delayed, postponement, postpone
awaitingreceiving
Acquiring what's sent
having · possessing · holding · obtained · got
- awaiting trialHeld before court hearing
- awaiting approvalNeeding official consent
- awaiting paymentOwed but unreceived
- awaiting pickupReady to be collected
wait, waiting, await, waited, awaited, awaits, outwait, outwaited, outwaiting