wait

[1]	tarry , linger , hold on , stay , bide (one's) time , mark time , stand by , (Colloq) cool (one's) heels , stick around , sit tight , hang on , (Brit) hang about , (US) hang around
[2]	be delayed/postponed/deferred/shelved/put off , (US) be tabled , (Colloq) be put on ice/on the back burner
[3]	wait on/upon , serve , attend (to) , minister (to)
[4]	hold off , hold back
[5]	expect , look , await
[6]	waitress

[1]	delay , hold , time lag , postponement
[2]	waiting
[3]	delay , pause , stay , hold-up , interval , halt , stop , stoppage , break , hiatus , lacuna , gap , respite , rest (period) , intermission , discontinuation , recess