əˈwɛɪt dɪˈleɪ dəˈleɪ ɪkˈspɛkt lʊk weɪt weɪt ˈweɪtɪŋ look forward to the probable occurrence of We were expecting a visit from our relatives She is looking to a promotion he is waiting to be drafted the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something) the wait was an ordeal for him serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's stay in one place and anticipate or expect something I had to wait on line for an hour to get the tickets wait before acting the scientists held off announcing their results until they repeated the experiment time during which some action is awaited instant replay caused too long a delay he ordered a hold in the action