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to wait around
/wˈeɪt ɐɹˈaʊnd/
/wˈeɪt ɐɹˈaʊnd/
wait aboutto wait around
[phrase form: wait]
01
to remain in one spot with nothing to do, expecting something to happen
Intransitive
Transitive: to wait around a place
Examples
We waited around for hours at the bus stop due to the delayed schedule.
The students waited around the school auditorium for the special assembly.
