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Definition of -in-waiting in English:

-in-waiting

  • 1Awaiting a turn, confirmation of a process, etc.

    • ‘a political administration-in-waiting’
    1. 1.1About to happen.
      • ‘an explosion-in-waiting’

  • 2Denoting a position as attendant to a royal personage.

    • ‘lady-in-waiting’

Pronunciation

-in-waiting

/in wādiNG/ /ɪn weɪdɪŋ/