waited
Bided one's time
Waited is the past tense of wait—to remain in place or delay action until something happens.
You waited for a bus, waited your turn, or waited to hear back.
We waited an hour for the doctor.
To have waited tables is to have worked as a server in a restaurant.
Ordered waiting line
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- holdupTheft by threat
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- stallEnclosed compartment or delay
linger · tarry · loiter · dawdle · lag · held up · stuck · detained
Uneasy and apprehensive
- worriedTroubled by uncertainty
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- tenseStrained or nervous
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
uneasy · restless · fretful · dreading · fearful · stressed · jittery · agitated
Awaiting a predicted outcome
- hopingDesiring with expectation
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
suspense · bated breath · on edge · watching · ready · prepared · poised · alert
Free from agitation
- patientAble to wait calmly
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- composureEmotional self-control
- forbearancePatient self-control, delayed enforcement
tolerance · steadfast · perseverance · stoic · serene · resigned · accepting · uncomplaining
queue
Ordered waiting line
stall · linger · tarry · loiter · dawdle · lag · held up · stuck · detained · delayed
nervous
Uneasy and apprehensive
apprehensive · uneasy · restless · fretful · dreading · fearful · stressed · jittery · agitated · pacing
expecting
Awaiting a predicted outcome
- hopingDesiring with expectation
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
lookout · suspense · bated breath · on edge · watching · ready · prepared · poised · alert · vigilant
calm
Free from agitation
forbearance · tolerance · steadfast · perseverance · stoic · serene · resigned · accepting · uncomplaining · long-suffering
server
One who attends tables
maître d' · table · restaurant · diner · café · bistro · patron · customer · order · menu
- past tensewent, was, were, had, got
- taking timelingered, dawdled, delayed, paused, hesitated
- kept at bayrepelled, fended off, warded off, staved off, kept away
- 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
wait, waiting, await, awaiting, waits, waiting room, awaited, awaits, outwait