待

moon of the 18th day of the lunar month

elective

waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

as hoped for; as expected

waiting one's turn

to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve

disappointment; let-down

to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for

waiting in vain

waiting for the (traffic) lights to change; waiting for a green signal

now or never; time's up

Often ...に期待を...

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

waiting; expectation

Abbreviation

standby image (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting

Idiomatic expression; Usu. in the imperative, as a threat

to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

special treatment

staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation

being on furlough; being temporarily laid off

With neg. sentence

despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits

standby screen (on a mobile phone); (phone) wallpaper

improvement of labor conditions (labour)

child abuse

don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it