wait
verb (used without object)
to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often followed by for, till, oruntil ).
will have been waiting
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future perfect progressiveof wait.future perfect progressive
Used to describe a continuous action that will progress up until a designated point of completion in the future.
Example Sentences
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This is the game this region has been waiting for all season and the game the nation will have been waiting for all week.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 11, 2023
But Jennifer's most recent appointment at Withybush hospital was postponed, meaning by the time of her next injection she will have been waiting almost five months.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
The project was funded on Indiegogo, and many Light Phone customers will have been waiting for an entire year by then.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2018
By the time the chamber returns to work on April 13, Loretta Lynch will have been waiting for 22 weeks.
From MSNBC ● Apr. 2, 2015
Once Herr Gottfried spoke: "The people will have been waiting a much-more-than-necessary long time," he said.
From Fortitude by Walpole, Hugh, Sir
