Meaning of -in-waiting | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Depending on the expected arrival of a result, confirmation, etc.
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2. About to happen; bound to happen.
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3. Attendant to a royal figure.
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Examples

“Throughout her adolescence, authorities... commented that the young mother-in-waiting 'seem[ed] to have⟳ very, very high expectations of [her]self,' and... there was no failing to discern in them that slight unmistakable note⟳ of approval... and at any rate the future mother felt (for the moment) approved.”

“Choosing such an unqualified person to operate⟳ the machine is an accident-in-waiting.”

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