Words similar to waiting

Example sentences for: waiting

How can you use “waiting” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

My patient publisher was weary of waiting; my friends were beginning to taunt me with the prospect that I'd never finish; I was ready, as the self-help literature counsels, to "move on."
Immediately in front of the cruise port you’ll find a line of horse-drawn surreys waiting to offer you a genteel tour along the historic streets.
His oft-stated goal of waiting until he retires to worry about giving away his money is nice, but extremely shortsighted.
Critics find Waiting to Exhale director Forest Whitaker's latest chick flick guilty of the genre's worst defects: tear-jerking melodrama, shots of little girls with stuffed animals, and the "emotional range of a sympathy card" (Roger Ebert, the Chicago Sun-Times ). Some predict that Sandra Bullock's performance--as a prom queen who returns to her hometown after her husband cheats on her--will only deepen her midcareer funk.
Ries commented that educational videos in waiting rooms can be helpful.