Synonyms and antonyms of Ways of telling or asking someone to wait in British Thesaurus

hold on ()

used for telling someone to stop or wait

just wait until/till ()

used for saying that someone should be patient for a moment

hang on/hold on a minute ()

used for asking someone to wait for a short period of time, especially someone who you are talking to on the telephone

wait a minute/second ()

used for telling someone to stop and wait for you

just a minute/moment/second ()

used for asking someone to wait for a short time

let me see/think ()

used for saying that you need a moment to think about something

bear with me/us ()

used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do or finish something

something will have to wait ()

used for saying that there is no time to do something now and it will have to be done later

all in good time ()

used for telling someone to wait for something and not try to make you hurry

not so fast ()

used when you are telling someone to wait and not be too quick to do something or believe something

ask for/beg/crave etc someone’s indulgence ()

used for asking someone to be patient while you say or do something

hold it ()

used for telling someone to wait

hold tight ()

used for telling someone to wait and not do anything or not worry

hold your horses ()

used for telling someone to wait before doing something

join the queue ()

used for telling someone that they are not the only person who wants to have or to do something

just/wait a moment ()

used for telling someone that you will do something very soon

just wait until/till ()

used for saying someone will be very surprised or happy when they see something

let’s see (spoken)

spoken used for saying that you need a moment to think about something

time will tell ()

used for saying that you will know in the future whether something is true or right

wait for it ()

used for saying that you are about to tell someone about something silly, funny, or surprising

wait/just a minute ()

used for asking someone to wait or be patient

wait up (American)

Americanspoken used for asking or telling someone to stop so that you can speak to them or walk with them