Wait

Wait!!...damn! i hate waiting...but...still have to wait...

Noun

Wait - time during which some action is awaited

• delay, postponement, time lag, hold
• pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
• retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Wait - the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something

• waiting
• inactivity - being inactive; being less active

Verb

Wait - stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

• hold off, hold back
• hold out - wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
• delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"

Wait - look forward to the probable occurrence of

• await, expect, look
• expect - look forward to the birth of a child
• anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely
• look forward - expect or hope for; "I look to hear from you soon"
• look to - turn one's interests or expectations towards; "look to the future"; "this method looks to significant wavings"
• hold the line, hang on, hold on - hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder"
• look for, look to, anticipate - be excited or anxious about