But Belgrade's 1.5 million residents are still waiting for the world to show up.
After that the residents sat moodily in the sun and waited for something to happen.
Too often, residents wait for the developer to take the initiative.
Today, even though half the complex has been completed, residents are still waiting to feel the effects.
In the corridor outside the cafeteria, the other residents were waiting for him.
A resident was waiting for him in the corridor, outside the room.
He rushed off to the site while his fellow residents waited to hear the bad news.
So the residents can only wait and hope that someone comes up with an answer to their dilemma.
How long must we residents in this part of Europe wait for the problem to be resolved?
But local residents here waited through a long night in fear of even worse things.