Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-in-waiting

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: -in-wait-ing
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc.

suffix

About to happen; bound to happen.

suffix

Attendant to a royal figure.

Example Sentences

"Throughout her adolescence, authorities... commented that the young mother-in-waiting 'seem[ed] to have very, very high expectations of [her]self,' and... there was no failing to discern in them that slight unmistakable note of approval... and at any rate the future mother felt (for the moment) approved."
"Choosing such an unqualified person to operate the machine is an accident-in-waiting."

Phrases

baroness-in-waiting groom-in-waiting lady-in-waiting maid-in-waiting lord-in-waiting accident waiting to happen wait in the wings

Frequently Paired Words

accident waiting to happen wait in the wings

Questions

What does -in-waiting mean?: Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc.

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