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 |
| JUSTASECOND | 2 % | 11 |
| DONTLEAVE | 2 % | 9 |
| ABIDE | 2 % | 5 |
| HOLDYOURHORSES | 2 % | 14 |
| STICKAROUND | 2 % | 11 |
| BEPATIENT | 2 % | 9 |
| MARKTIME | 1 % | 8 |
| HOLDIT | 1 % | 6 |
| TAKEACHILLPILL | 1 % | 14 |
| ASEC | 1 % | 4 |
| BIDETIME | 1 % | 8 |
| HOLDON | 1 % | 6 |
| ILLBERIGHTTHERE | 1 % | 15 |
| KEEPYOURSHIRTON | 1 % | 15 |
| DONTGO | 1 % | 6 |
| STAYPUT | 1 % | 7 |
| DELAY | 1 % | 5 |
| BIDI | 1 % | 4 |
| DONTGOANYWHERE | 1 % | 14 |
| SITBY | 1 % | 5 |
| ONESEC | 1 % | 6 |
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 JUSTASECOND
More clues leading to the result DONTLEAVE
More clues leading to the result ABIDE
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 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 TAKEACHILLPILL
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 BIDETIME
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 ILLBERIGHTTHERE
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 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
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 DELAY
- Put off
- Foot-dragging
- Interruption
- Airport bummer
- 117-Across downer
- Hold up
- Put on hold
- Postponement
- Airport aggravation
- Digital transmission problem
More clues leading to the result BIDI
More clues leading to the result DONTGOANYWHERE
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