Definition of "wait" []

• To remain or rest in expectation: waiting for the guests to arrive. See Synonyms at stay1. (verb-intransitive)
• To tarry until another catches up. (verb-intransitive)
• To remain or be in readiness: lunch waiting on the table. (verb-intransitive)
• To remain temporarily neglected, unattended to, or postponed: The trip will have to wait. (verb-intransitive)
• To work as a waiter or waitress. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "September 9th, 2008 9:00 pm ET wait for it…..wait for it…..here comes her hillary-ous punch line…..in just 10 seconds"
• "Thus, an infixed - um - is characteristic of many intransitive verbs with personal pronominal suffixes, e.g., sad - “to wait, ” sumid-ak “I wait”; kineg “silent, ” kuminek-ak “I am silent."
• "Line was about 40-45 people, guessing the wait is at least half an hour – too long based on my time/cost benefit analysis."