Pull up
Pull up verb - To bring (something) to a standstill.
Wait
Wait verb - To remain in place in readiness or expectation of something.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Piper notes that the other campers appear to be used to this, as they calmly pull up a chair and wait for her to wake up.
Source: Fainting Seer - Real Time with Pause: Thanks to the Active Time Battle system, you can pull up menus or even stop playing entirely and wait for your characters to revive themselves.
- If I am escaping in a large truck and the hero is pursuing me in a small Italian sports car, I will not wait for the hero to pull up alongside of me and try to force him off the road as he attempts to climb aboard.
Source: Evil Overlord List Cellblock A
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Wait and Pull up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_up/wait
Pull up & Wait. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/pull_up/wait>.
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