wait about

wait about
ˌwait a ˈround ˌwait a ˈbout [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they wait around he/she/it waits around present participle waiting around past tense waited around past participle waited around] phrasal verb
to do nothing because you are expecting something to happen, and you cannot do anything until it does
wait around for:

I don’t feel like waiting around for him to decide.

Thesaurus: to delay action, wait or hesitatesynonym
Main entry: wait

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ˌwait aˈbout/aˈround derived
to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting sth to happen or sb to arrive

Let's wait around and see what happens.

Main entry:waitderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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