wait around
phrasal verbwithwaitverb[I]uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
(UKalsowait about)tostayin aplaceand do nothing while youwaitfor someone toarriveor something tohappen:
干等着；无所事事地等Wespentthewholedaywaitingaroundforsomethingexcitingtohappen, 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。
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 endUKHe 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.
Waiting
- await
- backlogged
- breath
- hang
- hang around
- hang on
- hover
- loiter
- lounge
- lurking
- mark timeidiom
- mill
- mill around
- time and tide wait for no manidiom
- twiddle
- twiddleyourthumbsidiom
- wait
- wait and seeidiom
- wait forsomeone/something
- waiting room