He urged us to hurry, saying 'time and tide wait for no man.'

He believed in the proverb 'good things come to those who wait', and continued to wait patiently.

He is waiting eagerly for the release of the new game.

He admitted his guilt and had no choice but to wait for his punishment.

As the phrase 'If it does not sing, let's wait until the cuckoo sings' suggests, we should wait patiently until the opportunity comes.

He has done everything he can to prepare for the exam, and now he is in a state of 'doing all that is humanly possible and waiting for fate to take its course'.

He chose a stable job, saying 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.'