It is a long wait in the dark.

在黑暗中他们等了很长一段时间。

youdao

It is really vexing to have to wait a long time for anyone.

长时间等人真是件令人苦恼的事。

youdao

If you need to wait on a blocking action — say, the results from a remote database query — it is not clear exactly how long you will need to wait for results to be available.

如果您需要等待一个阻塞操作—比如，对于来自远程数据库查询的结果—您不会确切地知道在可以使用结果之前究竟要等待多长时间。

youdao

With a no-booking policy, a long wait is inevitable, but it is worth it.

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It may take decades to finish the job, but a long wait is better than the alternative.

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Another question: if Arena is going to face a long wait to get lorcaserin approved, will it need to take some steps to cut costs, such as layoffs?

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