bided
Waited it out
Bided is the past tense of bide, a verb now rare except in the phrase bide one's time—to wait patiently for the right moment: She bided her time until the opportunity arose.
The alternative past tense bode appears in older texts but sounds archaic today.
Stayed in expectation
- tarriedDelayed in departing
- lingeredRemained beyond expected
- stayedContinued being present
- remainedStayed in place
paused · held · delayed · sat tight · hung on · stood by · marked time · held back
Expected to come
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- held offDelayed or resisted
- delayedMade to wait longer
- postponedMoved to a later date
deferred · timed · calculated · strategized · plotted · schemed · planned · prepared
Bore without yielding
- toleratedPermitted without approval
- forborePast tense of abstaining
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
- persistedContinued despite difficulty
weathered · withstood · bore · suffered · toughed out · soldiered on
waited
Stayed in expectation
remained · paused · held · delayed · sat tight · hung on · stood by · marked time · held back · kept watch
awaited
Expected to come
- anticipatedExpected in advance
- held offDelayed or resisted
- delayedMade to wait longer
postponed · deferred · timed · calculated · strategized · plotted · schemed · planned · prepared · positioned
endured
Bore without yielding
- toleratedPermitted without approval
- forborePast tense of abstaining
- perseveredContinued despite difficulty
persisted · weathered · withstood · bore · suffered · toughed out · soldiered on
bidedrushed
Done with excessive speed
hurried · jumped the gun · hastened · pounced · acted
bidedadvanced
Far along in development
proceeded · pressed on · forged ahead · departed · moved
- bides time
- biding timeDelaying action strategically
- bide one's timeWait for opportunity
- biding one's timePatiently awaiting opportunity
- bide your timeDelay action until opportune
- highest bidderWinner at auction
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