"wait one's turn" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: waits one's turn [present, singular, third-person], waiting one's turn [participle, present], waited one's turn [participle, past], waited one's turn [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wait one's turn (third-person singular simple present waits one's turn, present participle waiting one's turn, simple past and past participle waited one's turn)
  1. To wait until it is time for one to do or receive something.
    Sense id: en-wait_one's_turn-en-verb-jZd5RTyO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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