wait
verbUK /weɪt/
US /weɪt/
To stay in one place until something happens.
Please wait here while I get my coat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. To be ready or available for someone.
The taxi is waiting outside.
3. To delay something or put it off.
We can wait dinner until Dad gets home.
4. A period of time spent waiting.
There was a long wait at the doctor's office.