Arrive and Wait

Arrive

Arrive verb - To get to a destination.

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Wait and arrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wait" instead a verb "Arrive".

Nearby Words: arrival, arrived, arriving

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.

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Arrive and wait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrive" instead a verb "Wait".

Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter

minute	arrive minute	wait minute
place	arrive place	wait place
moment	arrive moment	wait moment
time	arrive time	wait time
Other words: way, little, ship, minutes, hours, seconds, moments.

After sending in the offer, the titular wait is SpongeBob's wait at the mail box for the prize to arrive.

Source: Free Prize at the Bottom
In these older versions, travelling required you to wait several minutes for a ship to arrive, buy a ticket for a high price, then get on the ship and wait several more minutes to arrive.

Source: Scrappy Mechanic / MMORPG
Instead, halt the show, remove stuff around them that could hurt them, and wait for proper medical assistance to arrive.

Source: Worst Aid

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