await
verb (used with object)
to wait for; expect; look for.
are awaiting
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present progressiveof await.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are awaiting confirmation as Garelick repeatedly checks his texts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Around 12% of the prison population, more than 10,000 people, are foreign nationals - though only around 6,500 are eligible for deportation, government data shows, as the rest are awaiting trial or sentencing.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
They are awaiting sentencing, facing a maximum of 20 to 45 years in prison.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Traders are awaiting earnings this week from SK hynix, Samsung and Kioxia, as well as US titans Microsoft, Meta, Apple and Amazon.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
When I get in, Melissa, whose shift begins earlier than mine, will tell me how things have been going—“Can you believe, eight carts this morning!”—and how many carts are awaiting me.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
