why wait

UK: /waɪ weɪt/

Definition

Definition of why wait - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

conversation

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question asking for a reason not to do something now

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If you’re ready to apply, why wait and risk missing the deadline?

encouragement

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expression urging someone to act immediately instead of delaying

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The travel agent said, "Why wait? Book your dream vacation today!"

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Expressions with wait

can't wait

feel very eager and unable to delay for something

I can't wait for the concert to start!

wait around

stay in one place doing nothing while waiting for something

We had to wait around for hours before the show started.

wait out

endure a situation until it finishes

We decided to wait out the storm.

wait tables

serve customers in a restaurant or cafe

She used to wait tables at the local diner.

can't wait to

exp.

express strong eagerness for a future event or action

I can't wait to see the new movie this weekend!

I can't wait

exp.

feel very excited for something to happen soon

I can't wait for the concert next week!

Examples of why wait in a sentence

If everyone agrees on the proposal, why wait to get started?.
If you already have the money saved, why wait to enroll?
Why wait when you can start learning a new language today?

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French:pourquoi attendre, autant y aller maintenant, ...
German:warum warten, worauf wartest du, ...
Italian:perché aspettare, perché aspettare?, ...
Spanish:¿para qué esperar?, no hay por qué esperar, ...
Portuguese:porque esperar, para quê esperar, ...
Chinese:何必再等, 干嘛还要等, ...
Japanese:なぜ待つのか, 待つことはない, ...
Arabic:لِماذا نُنْتَظِر, لِماذا تَنْتَظِر, ...
Hebrew:לָמָּה לְחַכּוֹת, לָמָּה לַחֲכוֹת, ...
Russian:Зачем ждать, чего ждать, ...
Ukrainian:навіщо чекати, чого ж чекати, ...
Hindi:क्यों इंतज़ार करें, इंतज़ार किस बात का, ...
Bengali:এখনই কেন নয়, দেরি কেন, ...
Catalan:per què esperar?, per què esperar, ...
Czech:proč čekat, nečekej, ...
Danish:hvorfor vente, hvorfor ikke gøre det nu, ...
Dutch:waarom wachten, waar wacht je nog op, ...
Greek:γιατί να περιμένουμε;, τι το αναβάλλεις;, ...
Hungarian:miért várnál, ne várj tovább, ...
Khmer:ចាំធ្វើអ្វី, ...
Korean:왜 기다려요?, 왜 기다려?, ...
Persian:چرا صبر کنیم؟, چرا معطل کنی؟, ...
Polish:po co czekać, ...
Portuguese (BR):por que esperar, por que esperar?, ...
Romanian:de ce să mai aștepți?, de ce să mai aștepți, ...
Swedish:varför vänta, vänta inte, ...
Thai:จะรอทำไม, จะรออะไร, ...
Turkish:neden bekleyelim, neden bekliyorsun, ...
Vietnamese:chờ gì nữa, chần chừ làm gì, ...

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