If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later. I want to talk to you, but it can wait Any changes will have to wait until sponsors can be found
condition of a process that has it in a state that a computation is not being performed The process should be waiting for some event that would allow the computation to continue The event occurrance is indicated by a signal
(n ) A UNIX\256 command that waits for all background processes to complete, and reports their termination status
Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute, wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something. `Wait a minute!' he broke in. `This is not giving her a fair hearing!' = hold on, hang on
If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it. We'll have to wait and see what happens. a wait-and-see attitude. a period of time in which you wait for something to happen, someone to arrive etc wait for
time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders
You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them. If you think this all sounds very exciting, just wait until you read the book As soon as you get some food inside you, you'll feel more cheerful. Just you wait
If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do. There'll be a car waiting for you When we came home we had a meal waiting for us Ships with unfurled sails wait to take them aboard
To delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness
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"
If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want. There were plenty of servants to wait on her Each student is expected to wait at table for one week each semester
A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something. the four-hour wait for the organizers to declare the result