2wait noun
plural waits [count] : a period of time when you must wait — usually singular ▪ There is never a wait at that restaurant. ▪ He had a long wait in line. ▪ The hostess said there would be a 45-minute wait before she could seat us. ▪ The dish takes a long time to prepare, but the results are worth the wait.
lie in wait
: to hide and wait for the right moment to make an attack
▪ The killer may have been lying in wait for him. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year. [=no one knows what will happen to us in the coming year]
▪ The killer may have been lying in wait for him. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ No one knows what lies in wait for us in the coming year. [=no one knows what will happen to us in the coming year]
