A12

When somebody keeps you waiting, you might say, “Hurry up! I don’t have all day to ________ you!”

WAIT FOR 594
WAIT ON 358
WAIT 21
NR 19
WASTE 16
FOOL AROUND 14
FOOL AROUND WITH 10
FOOL WITH 10
WAIT AROUND 7
WASTE ON 5
MESS AROUND WITH 4
DON’T HAVE ALL DAY 3
HANG AROUND 3
SPEND 3
SIT HERE 2
SPEND WITH 2
WAIT AROUND FOR 2
WASTE TIME 2
AIN’T GOT ALL DAY 1
AS SOON AS I CAN 1
AWAITING ON 1
BE BOTHERED WITH 1
BE FOOLING WITH 1
BE PESTERED WITH 1
BOTHER WITH 1
COME ON LET’S GET BUSY 1
DO THIS 1
DON’T HAVE ALL DAY’S TIME 1
DRAG AROUND AND WAIT FOR 1
ENTERTAIN 1
GET A MOVE ON 1
GIVE 1
GIVE TO 1
HANG AROUND ON 1
HAVEN’T GOT ALL DAY 1
HORSE AROUND 1
HURRY 1
JIG AROUND WITH 1
KEEP WAITING ON 1
KID 1
KILL 1
KILL TIME 1
LAY AROUND HERE 1
LINGER 1
LISTEN FOR 1
LISTEN TO 1
MAKE IT SNAPPY IF YOU CAN 1
MESS 1
MESS WITH 1
MONKEY AROUND 1
MONKEY AROUND WITH 1
MONKEY WITH 1
NH 1
PIDDLE AROUND 1
PUT UP WITH 1
QUIT SCREWING AROUND 1
SIT AROUND 1
SOME JUST LOVE TO BE LATE 1
SPARE 1
SPEND ON 1
SPEND ON THIS THING 1
STAND AROUND 1
STAND AROUND FOR 1
STAND AROUND HERE 1
STAND HERE 1
STAND HERE AND TALK WITH 1
STAY HERE 1
THROW AWAY WITH 1
TIME IS PRECIOUS 1
TIME’S A-FIDGETING 1
TWIDDLE MY THUMBS 1
WAIT ALL DAY 1
WAIT AROUND ON 1
WAIT FOREVER 1
WAIT ON SLOW MOTION 1
WAIT UPON 1
WASTE FOR 1
WASTE TIME ON 1
YOU’RE KILLING TOO MUCH TIME 1

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