Thesaurus:wait
English
Synonyms
- abide (obsolete)
- bide (archaic or dialect)
- bide one's time (idiomatic)
- expect (obsolete)
- hang on (idiomatic)
- hold on (idiomatic)
- hold one's breath (idiomatic)
- hold one's horses (idiomatic)
- hold one's water (idiomatic)
- hold out (idiomatic)
- stand by (idiomatic)
- twiddle one's thumbs (idiomatic)
Antonyms
- —
- —
- go it blind (slang)
- jump the gun (idiomatic)
- shoot first and ask questions later (US, idiomatic)
- shoot from the hip (idiomatic)
Hyponyms
- cool one's heels (idiomatic)
- kick one's heels (idiomatic)
See also
- Thesaurus:wait for (transitive)
- Thesaurus:procrastinate
Further reading
- “133. lateness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- “wait” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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