While We Wait
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while-you-wait — adj. [attrib.] (of a service) performed immediately a while you wait oil change … Useful english dictionary
Wait A While Daintree — (Cow Bay,Австралия) Категория отеля … Каталог отелей
Wait-a-while — n. (a) One of the Australian wattle trees ({Acacia colletioides}), so called from the impenetrability of the thicket which it makes. (b) same as {Wait a bit}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wait state — noun (computing) The period of time that a microprocessor must wait while fetching data from a slower memory • • • Main Entry: ↑wait * * * wait state, a condition in which a computer processor must stop functioning between instructions: »A wait… … Useful english dictionary
wait-a-while — waitˈ a while noun 1. A wait a bit 2. An Australian wattle growing in dense thickets • • • Main Entry: ↑wait … Useful english dictionary
wait a minute/moment/second — 1 used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly Wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe. Please wait one moment while I take this call. If you would just wait a second, I could explain what happened. 2 used to interrupt someone or something because… … Useful english dictionary
wait-and-see — UK US adjective [before noun] ► a wait and see situation is one in which someone is not sure what to do and decides to wait before taking any action: »Many investors are taking a wait and see approach while there is still uncertainty in the… … Financial and business terms
While — and whilst are conjunctions whose primary meaning is during the time that . An example is::The days were hot while we were on vacation.:I read a magazine whilst I was waiting. While and whilst can nowadays legitimately be used in the contrastive… … Wikipedia
Wait-a-while — may refer to:* Acacia cuspidifolia , a plant that occurs in Western Australia * Smilax australis , a vine that occurs in eastern Australia and the Northern Territory … Wikipedia
wait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, lengthy, long ▪ We had a long wait to see the doctor. ▪ short ▪ agonizing, anxious … Collocations dictionary
wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
