| 单词 | waiter upon time |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswaiter upon time b. waiter upon God (see to wait on or upon —— 8 at wait v.1 Phrasal verbs). †waiter upon time (obsolete), waiter upon Providence, one who awaits the turn of events when required by duty or honour to come to a personal decision; a temporizer. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > untimeliness > delay or postponement > [noun] > one who delays tarrier1382 delayer1509 postponer1533 prolonger1548 proroguer1551 deferrer1552 waiter upon God1592 procrastinator1607 temporizer1609 protracter1611 protractor1611 retarder1644 cunctator1654 adjourner1738 postponator1775 putter-off1803 tomorrower1810 offput1856 shelver1881 staller1937 1592 F. Bacon Observ. Libel in Resuscitatio (1657) 132 The Spaniards are great Waiters upon Time, and ground their Plots deep. 1836 Marquis of Londonderry in Duke of Buckingham Mem. Crts. Will. IV & Vict. (1861) II. 228 Such as are rats, and waiters upon Providence, who have now deserted us. 1907 P. T. Forsyth Positive Preaching vii. 231 It is the waiters on God that renew their strength. < as lemmas |
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