Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

Intj

The word "wait" can be used as verb, noun, proper noun and intj.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

impatience proceed

Derived Terms

accident waiting to happen all things come to those who wait can wait can't wait disaster waiting to happen good things come to those who wait hurry up and wait just you wait lady in waiting lady-in-waiting lie in wait lying in wait self-waiting table sit-and-wait predator time and tide wait for no man two-week wait wait and see wait around wait for wait for Godot wait for it wait for the ball to drop wait for the cat to jump wait for the dust to settle wait for the other shoe to drop wait in the wings wait on wait on someone hand and foot wait on tables wait one's turn wait out wait staff wait state wait tables wait till the clouds roll by wait time wait unemployment wait up wait upon hand and foot wait-a-bit wait-a-minute wait-a-while wait-and-see wait-list waiter waiting list waiting maid waiting move waiting room waiting staff waiting to happen waitperson waitress waitron watch and wait watchful waiting what are you waiting for

Etymologically Related To

watch

Context

uk us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

act await break cerebrate cogitate expect inactivity intermission interruption look move pause persist remain stay stay put stick stick around suspension think work

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

cool one's heels kick one's heels

Type Of (IsA)

inactivity

Manner Of

act work

Related Terms

deferment procrastinate wait for wake watch

Related Terms

accompany action ambush attend await be patient celibate defer delay eating establishment follow hautboy hold hold on instruction movement patient postpone postpone action queues remain restaurant wait for wait tables waites wake watch wayghtes

Similar Terms

anticipate expect

Synonym Network

attend await bestand defer delay expect hold one's breath linger stay wait on waiting

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.