Even some people fearful for loved ones in the Persian Gulf were relieved that at least the endless waiting was over.

This endless waiting was no pleasure to him either.

"The hardest part is that it never leaves your mind," she said of the endless waiting.

For me, fishing, with its endless waiting, was the distillation of boredom.

He sank again into dark, endless waiting.

Even for Annabelle, who was used to the endless waiting, this had been a tough one.

The endless waiting was starting to tell on my nerves.

Then he would not have to endure this endless waiting.

For people armed with impressive résumés and letters of recommendation, the endless waiting can come as a shock.

To the D'Troit, this endless waiting had become futile and pathetic.