| 100% | ELEE | 4 | ''Waiting for the Robert ___'' |
| 100% | ELEE | 4 | Al Jolson's, " Waiting for the Robert ___": 2 wds. |
| 95% | ELEE | 4 | "Waiting for the Robert _____" |
| 95% | ELEE | 4 | "Waiting for the Robert___" |
| 95% | ELEE | 4 | "Waiting for the Robert ___" |
| 92% | LEVEE | 5 | Waiting area for the Robert E. Lee |
| 85% | ELEE | 4 | Al Jolson's "Waiting for the Robert ___": 2 wds. |
| 84% | ELEE | 4 | "Waiting for the Robert ___," song covered by Al Jolson: 2 wds. |
| 79% | ONHOLD | 6 | Waiting for the operator |
| 78% | UNSEATED | 8 | Waiting for the maitre d' |
| 77% | ONONEKNEE | 9 | Waiting for the starting gun, say |
| 77% | DROP | 4 | Waiting for the other shoe to ___ |
| 77% | IDLE | 4 | Waiting for the next task, say |
| 77% | OTHER | 5 | Waiting for the ___ shoe to drop |
| 77% | SHOE | 4 | Waiting for the other ___ to drop |
| 76% | SHOE | 4 | Wait for the other ___ to drop |
| 76% | HID | 3 | Waited for the surprise party honoree |
| 75% | MESSBOY | 7 | One waiting for the captain? |
| 75% | IDLE | 4 | Wait for the light to change, say |
| 74% | HAVEKITTENS | 11 | Become angry waiting for the vet? |
| 73% | IDLED | 5 | Sat waiting for the light to change |
| 73% | SHOE | 4 | "Just waiting for the other ___ to drop" |
| 73% | HELD | 4 | Waited for the next available customer service representative, say |
| 72% | ELOPE | 5 | Not wait for the parents' blessing, say |
| 72% | IMHOOKED | 8 | "Can't wait for the next episode!" |
| 72% | LINE | 4 | People waiting for the grocery checker, for example |
| 71% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | Night when Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin |
| 71% | HALLOWEEN | 9 | Holiday when Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin |
| 71% | AGONY | 5 | Waiting, for the impatient, say |
| 71% | HOLD | 4 | Wait for somebody on the phone |