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Browsing page 1 of words meaning to wait (10 words total)
The slang words in this thesaurus category appear below the table of contents.
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- to wait
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What slang words have this meaning?
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- cool (one's) heels – cool (one's) jets – holding pattern – hold on – hold (one's) horses – hold the phone – hold up – marinate – posted up – sit tight
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cool (one's) heels
verb
- to wait.
Cop A: Where's the suspect?
Cop B: Cooling his heels in cell 3.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Feb 15 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 17 2011.
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cool (one's) jets
verb
- to calm down or wait.
Cool your jets! You can watch Speed Racer when Zoom is over!
- See more words with the same meaning: calm.
- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Betsy R. from Lewisville, TX, USA on Jan 30 2003.
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holding pattern
noun
- a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs.
My life is basically in a holding pattern until I hear back from the grad schools I applied to.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 26 2013.
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hold on
verb
- to wait. Usually used as a command.
Person 1: Are you ready to leave?
Person 2: Hold on a minute. I need to find my keys.
Citation from Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 22 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 16 2015.
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hold (one's) horses
verb
- to wait patiently.
She told me to hold my horses.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Apr 25 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.
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hold the phone
interjection
- "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc.
Hold the phone!
What? Hold the phone.
Hold the phone. That's wrong.
Citation from "Death Is a Bitch", Family Guy (TV), Season 2 Episode 6 (2000) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Jan 12 2012. Submitted by Melissa S. from Bel Air, MD 21014, USA on Jun 26 2002.
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hold up
verb
- to wait.
Hold up.
Citation from "Chapter 10", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2010) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Dungeons and Wagons", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 5 (2006) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by jacki from Oakland, CA, USA on Jul 20 2002.
- "What?"
Hold up - what was her name again?
Last edited on Dec 12 2012. Submitted by jacki from Oakland, CA, USA on Jul 20 2002.
notes
- Also see holding up.
Last edited on Oct 30 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 30 2015.
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marinate
verb - intransitive
- to sit around waiting for something to happen.
Last night we marinated at Justin's house until we found a party.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by Carmen from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA on Jan 25 1998.
- to relax; "chill out".
We were just marinating in front of the TV.
- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by Nicole from AR, USA on Jul 21 1998.
notes
- Origin: from the cooking term "marinate", which is to soak something (often meat) for some period of time (usually several hours) in a sauce before cooking.
Last edited on Jul 11 2011. Submitted by Carmen from San Luis Obispo, CA, USA on Jan 25 1998.
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posted up
adjective
- to be standing or sitting somewhere.
I was posted up in the club.
- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
- See more words with the same meaning: to waste time.
Last edited on Apr 15 2013. Submitted by Brandon Clewis from Ash, NC, USA on Feb 25 2008.
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sit tight
verb
- to stay in one place and wait patiently.
Citation from "All the Right Friends", Covert Affairs (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Aug 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2011.
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