wait around

/W EY1 T ER0 AW0 N D/
verb
  1. 1

    (intransitive, idiomatic) To spend an especially lengthy period of time inactively, while expecting the arrival of someone or while anticipating some other event, often impatiently and often without a satisfactory outcome.

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