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Meanings of wait in English
Synonyms
Examples for "hold"
Examples for "hold"
1
So far so good, but the situation couldn't hold stable for long.
2
The other sector will hold GEMS' assets in Europe and north America.
3
Ms Yingluck said she will hold new elections as soon as possible.
4
The main problem is not other countries wanting to hold EU referendums.
5
However, pasteurization can be done at lower temperatures, given longer hold times.
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Therefore the delay, said a government source directly involved in the policymaking.
2
Problems over acquisition of land for nuclear power plants could delay projects.
3
The government needs to follow its advice on effective measures without delay.
4
However, problems organising the port rotation of cargo caused yet another delay.
5
News Corp confirmed the delay but declined to comment, the paper said.
1
Windy conditions all week have forced the postponement of three other races.
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The top government spokesman on Wednesday said Tokyo wasn't preparing for postponement.
3
Many Brexiteers worry such a postponement could lead to Brexit never happening.
4
For the wireless industry, the spectrum auction postponement was a major disappointment.
5
The postponement Saturday was just the third home postponement in Islanders history.
1
But much of a time lag, the way it is with ghosts.
2
I'm now receiving my sensory input with a one-hundred-and-twenty- millisecond time lag.
3
The time lag puzzled him; why had he waited so long?
4
Typically, when you crunch such enormous amounts of information, there's a time lag.
5
From the time lag of the echo, it can calculate the bogey's distance.
Usage of wait in English
1
Children must wait years for orthodontic treatment in the public health ervice.
2
Of course there's always one way out-thesure way-butthat can wait.
3
Let the state aid wait, DIA General Director Alexander Turbanov told journalists.
4
But they may wait for the right market window, the source said.
5
That is four times longer than the average wait a month ago.
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But wait: Is having an orgasm a health issue worthy of innovation?
7
Let us wait until March, until the spring of the new year.
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Some Golkar parliamentarians said they would wait for the official election result.
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I was prepared to wait for however long it would have taken.
10
However, the UK is now committed to wait for the UN report.
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Another said Mr Bruton would wait 48 hours and assess the situation.
12
No wait the problem is the following, people don't understand Arabic language.
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However, we'll have to wait for a suggested South African retail price.
14
Often I will think of something completely different to help me wait.
15
But wait, I can save you, free you from that great danger.
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We must wait for the medical examiner's report, the union statement said.
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Wait across language varieties
Canada
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United Kingdom
Common
South Africa
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