waiting
noun/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the fact of staying where you are or delaying doing something until somebody/something comes or something happens
- No waiting (= on a sign at the side of the road, telling vehicles that they must not stop there).
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- the job of working as a waiter or waitress see also waitressing see also call waiting, lady-in-waiting
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