1. (noun) time during which some action is awaited

• delay
• hold
• postponement
• time lag

2. (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• waiting

3. (verb) wait before acting

• hold back
• hold off

4. (verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of

• await
• expect
• look

5. (verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• waitress

1. (noun) time during which some action is awaited

• break
• intermission
• interruption
• pause
• suspension

2. (noun) the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• inactivity

3. (verb) wait before acting

• act
• move

4. (verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• work

1. (noun) time during which some action is awaited

• extension
• moratorium
• retardation

2. (verb) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

• ambuscade
• ambush
• bushwhack
• lie in wait
• lurk
• scupper
• waylay
• cool one's heels
• kick one's heels
• stand by
• stick about
• stick around

3. (verb) wait before acting

• delay
• hold out

4. (verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of

• anticipate
• look for
• look to
• expect
• hang on
• hold on
• hold the line
• look forward
• look to

1. (noun) time during which some action is awaited

• arrest
• halt
• hold
• check
• delay
• retard
• delay
• hold
• hold back
• hold off

2. (verb) stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

• waiter
• waiting
• waiting

3. (verb) wait before acting

• delay
• hold
• postponement
• time lag
• waiter

4. (verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of

• anticipant
• anticipative
• expectant
• anticipation
• expectancy
• anticipation
• expectation
• waiter

5. (verb) serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant

• server
• waiter
• waitress