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Another word for bide

verb

To continue to be in a place:
abide, linger, remain, stay¹, tarry, wait. (Informal) stick around. Idiom: stay put. See continue
To stop temporarily and remain, as if reluctant to leave:
abide, linger, pause, stay¹, tarry, wait. See continue

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It seems more likely that fans who want to see Mackenzie Rosman in an upcoming Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition will have to bide their time.
He did but bide his time.
Like any good mystery novel detective, he'd bide his time.
She had only to bide her time while Mary made straight her successor's path by uprooting whatever affection the English people had for the Catholic faith, Roman jurisdiction and Spanish control.
Briancon manna is met with on the leaves of the common Larch, and bide-khecht on those of the willow, Salix fragilis; and a kind of manna was at one time obtained from the cedar.

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