Definitions
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- verb transitive To
wait for an excessive amount of time; wait beyond the time allowed or expected; wait too long. - noun The period of time one overwaits; an excessive duration of waiting; delay.
Etymologies
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From over- + wait.
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Examples
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February 4, 2009 at 2:26 am why is it that people have problums with americans? we do nothing wrong, are nice people, and in fact, not alot of us are fat. i bet that there is the same ratio of overwait people in england, that there is in america. the only reason americans are sometimes fat HUGE sterotype, lol huge is becuse of buger king, and mc.donelds. and the people that are generaly over wait, are poor.
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