waiting

n.

1. The act of remaining inactive or stationary.
2. A period of time spent waiting.

idiom:

in waiting

1. In attendance, especially at a royal court.

noun

An act or the time of waiting: wait. See continue/stop/pause.

IN BRIEF: Remaining in a place in expectation of something. Also: Serving meals to tables in a restaurant.

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. — Unknown.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
  Synonym: wait

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The adjective waiting has one meaning:

Meaning #1: being and remaining ready and available for use
  Synonym: ready and waiting

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vente-, opvartning, tjeneste

idioms:

• waiting game    afventende position
• waiting list    venteliste
• waiting room    venteværelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
(het) wachten, wachttijd, opwachting

Français (French)
n. - (attaché) au service de, attente

idioms:

• waiting game    (gén) attendre son heure
• waiting list    liste d'attente
• waiting room    salle d'attente

Deutsch (German)
n. - Warten, Servieren, Aufwarten, Dienst

idioms:

• waiting game    Hinhaltetaktik
• waiting list    Warteliste
• waiting room    Wartezimmer, Wartesaal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναμονή

idioms:

• waiting game    πολιτική χρονοτριβής
• waiting list    κατάσταση/λίστα αναμονής
• waiting room    αίθουσα αναμονής, προθάλαμος

Italiano (Italian)
attesa

idioms:

• waiting game    temporeggiamento
• waiting list    lista d'attesa
• waiting room    sala d'aspetto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espera (f), serviço (m)

idioms:

• waiting game    esperar a passagem do tempo para agir em seu favor
• waiting list    lista de espera (f)
• waiting room    sala de espera (f)

Русский (Russian)
ожидание, обслуживание, придворная служба, ожидающий, выжидательный, придворный, прислуживающий

idioms:

• waiting game    выжидательная тактика
• waiting list    очередь, оформленная в виде списка
• waiting room    приемная, зал ожидания

Español (Spanish)
n. - espera, servicio, período de espera

idioms:

• waiting game    esperar una mejor ocasión u oportunidad
• waiting list    lista de espera
• waiting room    sala de espera

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - väntande, uppassning, uppvaktning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
等候, 服侍

idioms:

• waiting game    伺机而动的策略
• waiting list    候补名单
• waiting room    等候室, 候诊室

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 等候, 服侍

idioms:

• waiting game    伺機而動的策略
• waiting list    候補名單
• waiting room    等候室, 候診室

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 대기, 시중 듦

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 待つこと, 給仕すること, 停車, 待ち時間
adj. - 待つ, 仕える

idioms:

• waiting game    待機戦術, 引き延ばし作戦
• waiting list    補欠人名簿
• waiting room    待合室
• What are you waiting for?    何を待っているのですか?

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) انتظار, منتظر, خدمه المائدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮המתנה, מלצרות‬

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