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0 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. 她进去看病时我在外面等她。
[ + to infinitive ] There were a lot of people waiting to use the phone. 有很多人在等着打电话。
The meeting will have to wait until tomorrow, because I'm too busy now. 会议将不得不推迟到明天,因为我现在太忙了。
The paperwork can't wait until tomorrow (= is urgent and must be done now). 这些文书工作不能等到明天再做。
The sign by the side of the road said "no waiting!" 路边的标志牌上写着“禁止停车”。
1 a period of time when you stay in one place until someone comes, or something happens, or until you can do something