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wait one's turn

wait one's turn verb: to wait until it is time for one to do or receive something.

Verb

wait one's turn (third-person singular simple present waits one's turn, present participle waiting one's turn, simple past and past participle waited one's turn)

  1. To wait until it is time for one to do or receive something.

Forms of wait one's turn

third-person singular presentwaits one's turn
present participlewaiting one's turn
past participlewaited one's turn
pastwaited one's turn

Questions about wait one's turn

What does wait one's turn mean?
Wait one's turn means to wait until it is time for one to do or receive something.
What part of speech is wait one's turn?
Wait one's turn is a verb.
What is the past tense of wait one's turn?
The past tense of wait one's turn is waited one's turn.

Words near wait one's turn in the dictionary

  1. wait on hand, foot and finger
  2. wait on someone hand and foot
  3. wait on someone hand, foot and finger
  4. wait on someone hand, foot, and finger
  5. wait on tables
  6. wait one's turn
  7. wait out
  8. wait staff
  9. wait staffs
  10. wait state
  11. wait states

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