n.

time during which some action is awaited

同義詞：delayholdtime lagpostponement

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

"the wait was an ordeal for him"

同義詞：waiting

1. She waited for the bus in the rain for over an hour.
   她在雨中等公交車等了一個(gè)多小時(shí)。
2. They waited patiently until the doctor arrived.
   他們耐心地等到醫(yī)生到來(lái)。