When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives.

A wait is a period of time in which you do very little, before something happens or before you can do something.

If something is waiting for you, it is ready for you to use, have, or do.

If you say that something can wait, you mean that it is not important or urgent and so you will deal with it or do it later.

You can use wait when you are trying to make someone feel excited, or to encourage or threaten them.

Wait is used in expressions such as wait a minute ,wait a second, and wait a moment to interrupt someone when they are speaking, for example because you object to what they are saying or because you want them to repeat something.

If an employee waits on you, for example in a restaurant or hotel, they take orders from you and bring you what you want.

If you say that you can't wait to do something or can hardly wait to do it, you are emphasizing that you are very excited about it and eager to do it.

You say 'wait for it' to stop someone from doing something too soon because you have not yet given them the command to do it.

You can use 'wait for it' to indicate that you are about to say something that is amusing or surprising.

If you tell someone to wait and see, you tell them that they must be patient or that they must not worry about what is going to happen in the future because they have no control over it.

If you say to someone 'What are you waiting for?' you are telling them to hurry up and do something.