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▸ verb: (intransitive, idiomatic) To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.
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▸ verb: (intransitive, idiomatic) To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.
Similar:
bide one's time,
hold up,
tarry,
wait for Godot,
hang about,
wait for the ball to drop,
hurry up and wait,
stand around,
hang around,
wait up,
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