Synonyms

1. await, linger, abide, delay. Wait, tarry imply pausing to linger and thereby putting off further activity until later. Wait usually implies staying for a limited time and for a definite purpose, that is, for something expected: to wait for a train. Tarry is a somewhat archaic word for wait, but it suggests lingering, perhaps aimlessly delaying, or pausing (briefly) in a journey:

Wait... there are 18 different definitions.

Wait.... if you say it enough you start to question the sound of the word itself.

Wait....how much longer?