"overwait" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/, /ˈəʊvəweɪt/ [UK], /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/
enPR: ō'vər-wātʹ, ōʹvər-wāt Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From over- + wait. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|wait}} over- + wait Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overwait (uncountable)
  1. The period of time one overwaits; an excessive duration of waiting; delay. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overwait-en-noun-GNEh1roz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 64 36

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˌəʊvəˈweɪt/ [UK], /ˌoʊvɚˈweɪt/, /ˈəʊvəweɪt/ [UK], /ˈoʊvɚweɪt/ Forms: overwaits [present, singular, third-person], overwaiting [participle, present], overwaited [participle, past], overwaited [past]
enPR: ō'vər-wātʹ, ōʹvər-wāt Rhymes: -eɪt Etymology: From over- + wait. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|wait}} over- + wait Head templates: {{en-verb}} overwait (third-person singular simple present overwaits, present participle overwaiting, simple past and past participle overwaited)
  1. (transitive) To wait for an excessive amount of time; wait beyond the time allowed or expected; wait too long. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overwait-en-verb-XlLVxpj6

Inflected forms

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