Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in waiting

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
in- wait-ing
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Awaiting something; ready for some occurrence.

Questions

What does in waiting mean?
Awaiting something; ready for some occurrence.

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