waitingtask
nounUK /ˈweɪtɪŋ tɑːsk/
US /ˈweɪtɪŋ tæsk/
A waiting task is a job you do while you wait for something else to happen.
The teacher gave us a waiting task to do while she helped another student.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer job that stays in a line until the computer is ready to run it.
The printer put my picture in a waiting task until the paper was loaded.
3. A small chore you finish before a bigger event starts.
Folding napkins was our waiting task before the party began.
4. A job that must wait for someone else to finish their part first.
Painting the wall is a waiting task until the plaster dries.