Focus
Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.
Wait
Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
How words are described
| good | good focus | good wait |
| high | high focus | high wait |
| typical | typical focus | typical wait |
| usual | usual focus | usual wait |
| Other adjectives: single, big, huge, little, less, least. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Nicole wants to wait until their Amazingly Embarrassing Parents focus on her and her squeaky toy Noodle Incident.
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The focus of the campaigns is on a newly-discovered threat that has been lying in wait for centuries.
- He appears fairly regularly, but he had to wait till the 17th season to have an episode which would focus on him.
Cite this Source
Wait and Focus. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/wait
Focus & Wait. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/wait>.
Wait or Focus. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/focus/wait.
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