Come and Wait

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Come

Come verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: how is the remodeling job coming?
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Synonyms for Come
Antonyms for Come
Wait is an antonym for come.
Nearby Words: coming, comer

Wait

Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
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Synonyms for Wait
Antonyms for Wait
Come is an antonym for wait.
Nearby Words: waited, waiting, waiter
Similar words of come

Similar words of wait

Common collocations

minute come minute wait minute
couple come couple wait couple
episode come episode wait episode
moment come moment wait moment
Other words: time, way, bit, game, day, times.

Both words in one sentence

  • Vile and Dragon do come with a drawback though, of making your character wait longer between turns and reducing your Move (Viles have a higher attack range, but make you even slower).
    Source: Game Breaker / Shin Megami Tensei
  • The Poseidon Adventure has a group that wants to stay with the purser and wait for help they think will come.
    Source: We Just Need to Wait for Rescue
  • He has set up a school for her and a place for her to live all so she can continue to wait for him to come back.
    Source: I Will Wait for You
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Antonyms for come


Antonyms for wait

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