Synonyms of waiting

waiting 1 of 2

noun

as in delay

Related Words

• delay
• procrastination
• hesitation
• indecision
• hawing
• wavering
• pause
• faltering
• wobbling
• vacillation
• second thought
• doubt
• uncertainty
• irresolution
• hesitancy
• consideration
• hesitance
• fence-sitting
• arrière-pensée
• indecisiveness
• shilly-shallying
• incertitude
• deliberation
• reluctance
• indetermination
• shilly-shally
• debate
• misgiving
• unwillingness
• avoidance
• uncertainness
• indisposition
• equivocation
• timidity
• disinclination
• faintheartedness
• aversion
• shyness
• timidness

Dissimilar Words

• determination
• resolution
• certainty
• confidence
• firmness
• certitude
• readiness
• eagerness
• decisiveness
• sureness
• alacrity
• resoluteness

waiting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wait

as in staying

to remain in place in readiness or expectation of something

please wait here, and we'll seat you shortly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• staying
• awaiting
• lingering
• remaining
• biding
• holding on
• sitting tight
• biding one's time
• holding one's breath
• expecting
• cooling one's heels
• hanging around
• sticking around
• anticipating
• tarrying
• standing by
• watching (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of waiting

Noun

So no, the Giants never possessed the foresight to orchestrate a long-term waiting game. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

During that waiting period, patients continue to receive Keytruda. — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Its Advanced and Premium plans include help preparing a prenup agreement, though the service has eligibility requirements, including a 180-day waiting period. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

Daniels is also not yet eligible, under LSU rules, to have his jersey retired, as the school has a five-year waiting period listed as one of its criteria for jersey retirement. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The union is expected to be certified after a 30-day waiting period, as long as no other qualifying organization emerges. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Without effective scaling, similar robots might assemble in a set order resulting in lengthy waiting of mostly inactive units. — New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

What’s old is new (with less waiting) Disney is working on long-term projects to build new lands and thrill rides. — Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Many believe that giving it more time and waiting will provide more visibility and information for the decisions to be made. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

The timeline keeps changing while this community is left waiting. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

Tighten the plan, cut one extra, and let your spark support the work instead of waiting outside it. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026

Some were there more than an hour waiting for the pain to ease. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting real, not simulated, data on the vest’s performance would mean sending it onboard an Orion spacecraft all the way to deep space and waiting for a solar storm to happen, which is hardly feasible. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, as of mid-August 2026, China’s Chang'e-7 mission is waiting at Wenchang, the launch site on Hainan Island in China, with liftoff expected by the end of the year. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Rather than waiting until plants look weak or floppy, provide consistent nutrition throughout the growing season. — The Spruce, 13 Aug. 2026

Getting stuck in a cycle of applying, waiting, and wondering is. — Zulekha Nathoo, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

The Department of Transportation’s permitting backlog, which this spring reportedly had hundreds of businesses waiting for a green light, hasn’t helped. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2026