Idle waiting

Synonyms for "idle waiting" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
hesitant waitingidle stateidleness

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
inactiveinactive waitinginactivity

Related words (6)

Noun(6 words)
inertnesspassive waitingstasisunoccupiedunproductivewaiting state

Related word relations

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More general

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12 entries
dawdlingidle pauseidle processidle queueidle resourceidle waitloafingprocess stallresource waitstallingthread waitunproductive delay

Collocations

10 entries
idle momentidle timeidle waiting behavioridle waiting patternidle waiting periodidle waiting roomidle waiting stateidle waiting timeprolonged idle waitingreduce idle waiting

Inflections

2 entries
more idle waitingmost idle waiting

Derivations

3 entries

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