Betydelse av waited på svenska

• 0 past simple and past participle of wait

• 1 to allow time to go by, especially while staying in one place without doing very much, until someone comes, until something that you are expecting happens or until you can do something:

  • I waited for her outside while she went in to see the doctor.

  • The dentist kept me waiting for ages.

  • [ + to infinitive ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone.

  • The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now.

  • The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now).

  • The sign by the side of the road said "no waiting!"