wait
Hold your position
Wait is to stay in place or delay action until something happens.
You wait for a bus, wait your turn, or wait to see what develops.
A wait is the period of delay itself: It was a long wait.
To wait on someone is to serve them, especially at a restaurant, or in some dialects simply to wait for them.
Wait alone can mean stop or hold on: Wait, I'm not finished.
Intensely wanting something
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- bated breathRestrained breathing from suspense
- edge of seatState of rapt tension
suspense · buildup · prelude · imminence · impending · prospect · foresee · envision
Theft by threat
- postponeDelay to later time
- deferDelay or submit
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
- lagPeriod of falling behind
hindrance · setback · pause · suspend · adjourn · reschedule · hiatus · moratorium
Stay beyond necessity
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- loafBaked bread shape
- loungeComfortable waiting room
- dawdleLinger without purpose
tarry · hang around · mill about · kill time · bide time · while away · skulk · lurk
Continuous mark or queue
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- standingPosition, physical or social
- turnRotational movement
- numberSymbol representing quantity
ticket · counter · lobby · reception · crowded · single-file · cutters · velvet rope
One who attends tables
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
menu · tip · diner · patron · busboy · hostess · sommelier · maître d'
Uneasy and apprehensive
- worryTroubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
- tensionStretched or strained state
unease · stress · jitters · restless · fidgeting · pacing · nail-biting · sweating
Device for catching animals
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- preyAnimal being hunted
- lurkHide while observing
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
concealment · pounce · stalking · surprise · snare · hunter · hidden · camouflage
Free from agitation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
steadfastness · equanimity · serenity · perseverance · self-control · forbearance · stoic · zen
eager
Intensely wanting something
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- bated breathRestrained breathing from suspense
edge of seat · suspense · buildup · prelude · imminence · impending · prospect · foresee · envision · preparation
holdup
Theft by threat
lag · hindrance · setback · pause · suspend · adjourn · reschedule · hiatus · moratorium · backlog
linger
Stay beyond necessity
dawdle · tarry · hang around · mill about · kill time · bide time · while away · skulk · lurk · drift
line
Continuous mark or queue
number · ticket · counter · lobby · reception · crowded · single-file · cutters · velvet rope · bouncer
server
One who attends tables
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
order · menu · tip · diner · patron · busboy · hostess · sommelier · maître d' · tray
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
- worryTroubled mental state
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
tension · unease · stress · jitters · restless · fidgeting · pacing · nail-biting · sweating · uncertainty
trap
Device for catching animals
stealth · concealment · pounce · stalking · surprise · snare · hunter · hidden · camouflage · spring
calm
Free from agitation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
fortitude · steadfastness · equanimity · serenity · perseverance · self-control · forbearance · stoic · zen · long-suffering
- wait a minuteRequest for pause
- can't waitEager anticipation expressed
- waiting roomSpace for anticipating service
- wait upPause for someone behind
- waiting forAnticipating the arrival of
- wait forRemain expecting something
waiting, waiter, waitress, await, awaiting, waits, waited, waiters, awaited