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

Those revisions included the five-day waiting period, a requirement for an audio or video recording by the patient requesting the medication, a mental health evaluation and barring any financial beneficiary from serving as a witness for the request. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Training camp is always a good reminder that after months of waiting, the NFL regular season is on the horizon. — Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Track 2 covers serious conditions not near death and requires a 90-day waiting period. — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026

Herrington’s 13-year-old grandson, Bradley Rees, is a quarterback in waiting and two years away from high school. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

Lara Kassel, coordinator for Medicaid Matters in New York, sees a waiting period in coverage for those removed from Medicaid who are waiting for funding from the RHTA. — Rahul Mukherjee, NPR, 31 July 2026

The phone killed one kind of social waiting and created another. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026

After months of waiting, someone has finally won the $800,000 Mega Millions jackpot. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Some items may be justified because waiting leads to more expenses. — True Tamplin, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Verb

Those inside the room crouched down on the floor in the darkness, waiting for help for 30 minutes. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Mobile delivery gives customers access to fuel without waiting for new pipeline infrastructure. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Needless to say, hopes are high for all the info GTA fans have been waiting years to hear and see. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Unlike many of the finest automakers that are waiting to reveal their latest adventures in engineering and design during Northern California’s Monterey Car Week, Bugatti has not left us in suspense. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026

While Smith’s family now has resolution, many other families are waiting for answers. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

With this information, savers can get a better idea of their timing and more clarity into whether waiting for a higher rate is really worth it. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Waiting on federal judge’s ruling Vorbe is still waiting for Gayles, the judge reviewing his habeas petition, to make up his mind about his fate. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Multiple schools across three states will soon have their own veritable platoons of pepper-spraying drones to hunt down active shooters, The Washington Post reports, waiting to spring into action the moment they’re called on. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 July 2026