not interrupting
Waiting your turn
Not interrupting is refraining from breaking into someone's speech or activity.
The phrase typically appears as praise or instruction: I appreciate you not interrupting while I explain this.
It describes the deliberate choice to let someone finish rather than cutting them off.
- listeningAttending to sound
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
- patienceCalm during delays
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- wait your turnDefer to those ahead
good listener · silence · keeping quiet · polite · respectful · attentive · courteous · turn-taking · restraint · holding back · biting tongue · quiet · considerate · manners · pausing · self-control · mindful · gracious
not interruptinginterrupting
Breaking in mid-speech
butting in · cutting off · talking over · interjecting · cutting in
not interruptinginterrupting
Breaking in mid-speech
disrupting · breaking in · interfering · intruding · disturbing
interrupt, interrupting, interrupted, interrupts, interrupter, interruption, interruptions, interruptive, uninterrupted