Waiting means present participle and gerund of wait. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like ready or wait.

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Waiting in a sentence

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Waiting meaning

present participle and gerund of wait

Synonyms of Waiting

ready and waiting ready wait inactivity

Example sentences (20)

A beautiful scarlet and sky blue number currently floating away in west Yorkshire now just waiting for our family.

A couple of years later, Teresa saw, in a binder of kids waiting to be adopted, a photo of a Black baby girl with cerebral palsy.

A backlog of applications has many new arrivals waiting six months or more to take a job legally.

Waiting til free agency should be a consideration because the QB salaries inflate every year–can’t lose by waiting.

The public now face the longest waiting lists in NHS history, with a record 7.6 million people waiting for treatment.

It is common to be waiting for 2 or 3 tiles, and some variations award points for a hand that is waiting for one tile.

According to sources, Anambra traditional monarchs were also reported to be waiting for the former governor of governor but he ignored them.

Those who are waiting for coronavirus to run over Africa like a Tsunami will find themselves waiting in vain.

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Waiting in a barn to be captured is nerve wracking and waiting for help from a buddy just makes the emotional edges jagged!

My friend was sitting in jail waiting, just waiting to find out if the guy he punched died or recovered.

I followed all the rules, waiting at home until the right time and was told to sit in the waiting room.

Here's how you should play the waiting (or not waiting) game when it comes time to upgrade your phone.

I was there for at least an hour and a half, waiting for someone to come, waiting for someone to help.

Meanwhile, monthly waiting times show numbers waiting for hospital treatment hit record levels again.

A 34-year-old Myall Street resident is waiting to learn his fate after he punched his partner multiple times while she held their infant in her arms.

I'm sort of waiting for the phone call and, and waiting for the news to see, let's see what happens.

The hospital with the highest number of people waiting for a bed is University Hospital Limerick, with 94 patients waiting for a bed.

The longer the line of packets waiting to be transmitted, the longer the average waiting time is.

I was waiting for the phone call in New Zealand, waiting and wanting to give up," Morrison said.

I have been waiting for them to get someone like Gesicki from Miami or waiting for the offseason to nab Hunter Henry or Austin Hooper.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with waiting

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • waiting for 90×
  • waiting to 42×
  • the waiting 23×
  • waiting list 15×
  • and waiting 14×
  • been waiting 13×
  • are waiting 13×
  • waiting in 13×
  • was waiting 11×
  • of waiting 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "waiting" in a sentence?
An example: "A beautiful scarlet and sky blue number currently floating away in west Yorkshire now just waiting for our family." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "waiting" from real English texts.
What does "waiting" mean?
Waiting means: present participle and gerund of wait
What are synonyms of "waiting"?
Common synonyms of "waiting" include: ready and waiting, ready, wait, inactivity.
How many example sentences with "waiting" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "waiting", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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