The last men to embark had to wait for several hours.

He was prepared to wait for hours, if need be.

People come from all over the city, wait for hours, and go home without having an opportunity to bid.

There they had to wait, often for hours at a stretch.

I wasn't going to camp out and wait for hours.

Waiting for hours to vote is not uncommon in many African countries.

They may wait for hours as the clock counts down.

On her first visit the day before she'd been kept waiting for hours.

He waited for hours and had given up hope of being saved.

But after waiting outside for hours, the students still had not made it into the room.