wait silently
Frequency: 7.829.5 per million words
to stay where one is or delay action, without speaking
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Examples (10)
- We had to wait silently for the signal.
- The children were told to wait silently outside the classroom.
- He chose to wait silently for his opportunity.
- They wait silently in the dark, hoping to avoid detection.
- She decided to wait silently for him to finish his speech.
- The guards wait silently at their posts, ever vigilant.
- We learned to wait silently for the right moment to act.
- The audience had to wait silently during the technical difficulties.
- He instructed his team to wait silently for further orders.
- After the argument, she decided to wait silently in her room.