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wait around
phrasal verb with waitverb[ I ]uk /weɪt/ us /weɪt/
(UK alsowait about)
to stay in a place and do nothing while you wait for someone to arrive or something to happen: 干等着；无所事事地等
wait around forWe spent the whole day waiting around for something exciting to happen, but nothing did.我们干等了一整天，指望有什么激动人心的事发生，结果什么也没有。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to spend time doing nothing or very little
lazeI can’t wait to go on holiday and just laze about on the beach.
have time to killWe had some time to kill, so we went to the museum.
have time on your handsShe should be able to volunteer at the animal shelter - she has time on her hands since graduating from uni.
be at a loose endUK He was at a loose end when his parents left on holiday.
wait aroundWe were just waiting around while our friends ran inside to get tickets.
hang around (somewhere)I'll just hang around until you get here.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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await
backlogged
bang around
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hang
hang around
hover
loiter
lounge
lurking
mark timeidiom
mill
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sit
time and tide wait for no manidiom
twiddle
twiddle your thumbsidiom
wait
wait and seeidiom
wait for someone/something
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