overwait

Verb

overwait (third-person singular simple present overwaits, present participle overwaiting, simple past and past participle overwaited)

1. (transitive) To wait for an excessive amount of time; wait beyond the time allowed or expected; wait too long.
   • I didn't waste any time getting to sleep, and the orderly didn't overwait his time, either. I miscalculated on the moon and the depth of our chasm. I expected the moon to appear some time before midnight, but she didn't.1915, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, The Journal of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute
   • I'm convinced we behave like this because most of us overwait for times of respite, and then we try to cram a month's peace into two weeks of hectic vacationing.2000, Jeff Walling, Daring to Dance With God

Noun

UK/ˈəʊvəweɪt/US/ˈoʊvɚweɪt/

overwait (uncountable)

1. The period of time one overwaits; an excessive duration of waiting; delay.
   • But they have objected that this word oppresse is incertain; for he may be oppressed with overwait, or hunger and cold.1912, The English reports