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wait
1. Rare a band of musicians who go around the streets, esp at Christmas, singing and playing carols
2. an interlude or interval between two acts or scenes in a play, etc.

wait [wāt]
(control systems)
Cessation of motion of a robot manipulator, under computer control, until further notice.


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color) Elizabeth Castle and her daughter, Alexis, 8, wait on line at the Glendale branch of the DMV on Thursday.
The moral of the story was clear: If you want to receive the hope of the future, you must be ready to wait on it.
Consumers are becoming less apt to wait on hold, and are becoming increasingly comfortable using technology like automated ordering systems to place their orders and avoid long wait times.
 
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