英和和英

to spend time waiting

to abide one's time

to be kept waiting for a long while―cool one's heels

a condition or quality of a period of time being short

of a person, to take a short break

a short respite

the shortening of work hours

to cool one's heels

I waited inside of an hour―nearly an hour―little short of an hour.

reduce time period (reduce time, shorten length of time)

the degree to which someone is looking forward to something happening soon

a short period of time

at the expected time

a short period of time

of time, a brief period

being short in time

to make a person wait for something

time to spare

There is nothing for it but to wait

We must wait.

to be shortened in time

the condition of waiting anxiously for someone or something

a short time

to wait eagerly

the act of reducing working hours

to shorten the term―contract the term

for a short span of time

I can not wait for ever.

an indefinitely short time

of an extremely short space of time, an instant or the blink of an eye