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Meanings of waiting in English

Portuguese
espera
Catalan
espera
Spanish
espera

Awaiting/expecting the arrival of a person, a thing, an event; sometimes bound to a particular place; is delaying movement or action.

espera

Being and remaining ready and available for use.

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Examples for "ready and waiting"
1
The Iraqi opposition has a small militia ready and waiting in Iran.
The Irish Times
2
The SWAT vehicle was parked, ready and waiting, right next to them.
Once bitten, twice dead
3
The bottle was already on ice, ready and waiting behind the bar.
The Information Officer
4
The chopper stood ready and waiting, blades slicing blue sky, energy pulsing.
Afterlife: the resurrection chronicles
5
I was ready and waiting, and drove off comfortably to the railway.
Visit to Iceland and the Scandinavian North
Usage of waiting in English
1
However, the current situation regarding waiting lists is clearly less than satisfactory.
The Irish Times
2
However, many of us may be waiting to 'get our money right'.
Ebony
3
The law said the waiting period should be at least 60 days.
Reuters
4
International best practice indicates waiting times should be less than 90 days.
The Irish Times
5
Getting together with extended family is a good time waiting to happen.
Ebony
6
He said, I've been waiting three years to hear you ask that.
Love All The People
7
That waiting period is now three years but comes with certain conditions.
The South African
8
The EU is still waiting for any new proposals from the UK.
Radio NZ
9
Indian economy is carefully waiting for a good monsoon in coming months.
Reuters
10
Over the past year the waiting list has grown to over 100.
The Guardian
11
At one point, the company had a waiting list of five weeks.
Radio NZ
12
The strategy was clear: to devolve after a hundred years of waiting.
A journey: my political life
13
There is an EU market of £20 billion waiting to be exploited.
The Irish Times
14
Your father is waiting.' I move, but real time is on 'Pause'.
Number9Dream
15
However, others hang about waiting in anticipation, eager to continue the night.
The Irish Times
16
Yet we still have public patients on long waiting lists for surgery.
The Irish Times
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Translations for waiting
Portuguese
espera
Catalan
espera
Spanish
espera
Waiting through the time
Waiting across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
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