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awaiting vs waiting

waiting

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

adjective

  1. being and remaining ready and available for use

Examples

Maybe your parents are right about waiting a few more years until you decide.

Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled.

There are a couple of girls waiting for you.

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