The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word BIDE , but the solution may also be DELAY which is one of the most recent solution (2023 in New York Times).
Wait crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BIDE | 57 % | 4 |
| COOLONESHEELS | 5 % | 13 |
| SIT | 3 % | 3 |
| TARRY | 3 % | 5 |
| HOLDYOURHORSES | 2 % | 14 |
| STICKAROUND | 2 % | 11 |
| BEPATIENT | 2 % | 9 |
| JUSTASECOND | 2 % | 11 |
| DONTLEAVE | 2 % | 9 |
| ABIDE | 2 % | 5 |
| DONTGOANYWHERE | 1 % | 14 |
| ONESEC | 1 % | 6 |
| SITBY | 1 % | 5 |
| TAKEACHILLPILL | 1 % | 14 |
| MARKTIME | 1 % | 8 |
| HOLDIT | 1 % | 6 |
| ASEC | 1 % | 4 |
| HOLDON | 1 % | 6 |
| BIDETIME | 1 % | 8 |
| KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 1 % | 15 |
| ILLBERIGHTTHERE | 1 % | 15 |
| STAYPUT | 1 % | 7 |
| DONTGO | 1 % | 6 |
| BIDI | 1 % | 4 |
| DELAY | 1 % | 5 |
Why may DELAY be the right solution?
The word "delay" is the right solution because it means to wait or to postpone something.
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Wait
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hold off
- await
- hold back
- postponement
- delay
- time lag
- hold
- expect
- look
- standby
- linger
- tarry
Crossword Answer definitions
BIDE verb- To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- To dwell or reside in a location; to abide.
- To wait; to be in expectation; to stay; to remain.
- To wait for; to await.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BIDE
- Stay put
- Dwell
- Endure
- __ one's time
- Wait, quaintly
- __ one's time (wait)
- Patiently wait
- Wait
- Wait a while
- Tarry
More clues leading to the result COOLONESHEELS
More clues leading to the result SIT
- "__ on it!": Fonzie
- Meet
- Obedience-school command
- Command to Fido
- Convene
- Do nothing
- Down and up leader
- Entreaty for Fido
- Be in session
- Congregate
More clues leading to the result TARRY
- Hang around
- Loiter
- Remain
- Stall for time, perhaps
- Linger
- Stick around awhile
- Be in no rush
- Linger too long
- Lollygag
- Procrastinate
More clues leading to the result HOLDYOURHORSES
- "Easy!"
- "Cool it!"
- "Wait!"
- "Just one gosh-darn minute!"
- "Whoa, not so fast!"
- Easy!
- "Coming!"
- "That's enough!"
More clues leading to the result STICKAROUND
- Do acupuncture here and there?
- "Wait!"
- Not go away.
- Linger: Slang.
- Loiter.
- Stay for a while
- Remain
- Don't leave just yet
More clues leading to the result BEPATIENT
More clues leading to the result JUSTASECOND
More clues leading to the result DONTLEAVE
More clues leading to the result ABIDE
More clues leading to the result DONTGOANYWHERE
More clues leading to the result ONESEC
- A jiffy
- "Hold on ..."
- "I'll be right there!"
- "Be right with ya"
- "Hold on!"
- "Just a minute"
- "Be right with you!"
- "Be right there!"
- "Just a moment ..."
- "Be patient for a little while longer!"
More clues leading to the result SITBY
- Be passive
- Take no action
- Be too passive
- Plop down next to
- Remain at the sidelines
- Refuse to participate
- Be indifferent
- Wait eagerly at, as the phone
- Fail to act
- Perch next to
More clues leading to the result TAKEACHILLPILL
More clues leading to the result MARKTIME
- Teachers never retire, they just __
- Military command.
- Be active without progress.
- Wait.
- Maintain a static state of readiness
More clues leading to the result HOLDIT
- "Stop right there!"
- "Not so fast!"
- "Whoa!"
- "Wait a minute!"
- "Just one minute!"
- "Stop!"
- Stop order
- "Stop right there"
- "Wait a second!"
- Just a minute!
More clues leading to the result ASEC
- "Hold on ___!"
- "Just __!"
- "Just __!" ("Hold it!")
- "Wait ____" (hold on)
- Just ___ (wait a minute)
- "Just ___, I'll be right there!"
- "Just ___"
- "Wait __!"
- "Gimme ___"
- "Hold on __ !"
More clues leading to the result HOLDON
- "Give me a sec"
- "Not so fast!"
- Be patient
- Wait
- Persist.
- Persevere.
- Phrase much used on the phone.
- Stop!
- Cling
- Persevere
More clues leading to the result BIDETIME
More clues leading to the result KEEPYOURSHIRTON
- Don't have a cow!
- Words to the impatient
- "Don't get so excited!"
- "Hold your horses!"
- "Cool it!"
- "Be patient"
- "Relax," and an apt title for this puzzle
- "No need to get so excited"
- "Wait!"
- "Calm down!"
More clues leading to the result ILLBERIGHTTHERE
More clues leading to the result STAYPUT
- Don't move?
- "Don't go away!"
- "Don't move , I'll be right back!"
- "Don't move!"
- "Freeze!"
- "Don't move from this spot!"
- "Don't move"
- "Don't move a muscle"
- Remain in place
- Wait
More clues leading to the result DONTGO
- "Please stay!"
- "Stay!"
- "Please stay"
- Words before "It's still early"
- "Stick around!"
- "I need you here"
- Protest to one on the way out
- Fail to attend
- Words to one on the way out
- Words to one taking off