wait turn



wait one's turn

Fig. to keep from doing something until everyone ahead of you has done it. You can't cross the intersection yet. You must wait your turn. I can't wait my turn. I'm in a tremendous hurry.
See also: turn, wait

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Evgeniyev-GYE-nee (Russian), eev-GYE-nee (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian
Gizi-Hungarian
GloriaGLAWR-ee-ə (English), glo-REE-ah (Italian), GLAW-ryah (Polish)English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Polish
KristofferKREES-tof-fer (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Michelangelomee-KE-lahn-je-loItalian
Jonah['dʒəunə]