wait (n.)
- afterthought
- balladeer
- bard
- bide
- bind
- block
- blockage
- chore
- delay
- detention
- drudge
- forbear
- halt
- hang-up
- help
- hindrance
- holdup
- interim
- jam
- jongleur
- lackey
- lag
- lagging
- linger
- logjam
- loiter
- maid
- minstrel
- moratorium
- obstruction
- pause
- reprieve
- respite
- retardation
- serve
- slowdown
- slowness
- stay
- stick
- stop
- stoppage
- suspension
- sweat
- tend
- tie-up
- troubadour
- upon
- valet
- watch
wait (v.)
It may well wait a century for a reader, as God has waited six thousand years for an observer.
All things come round to him who will but wait.
Thousands at his bidding speed,
And post o'er land and ocean without rest;
They also serve who only stand and wait.
