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waiting for the fan to go brown

The intervening period of time between taking a potentially disastrous course of action and the manifestation of the consequences.

From the phrase 'the shit hit the fan".
Having given all his company's products away for free just to say that sales had been achieved, Ben stood back while waiting for the fan to go brown.
by vxrandall March 24, 2023
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Shiva Call Waiting

When two Jewish people die within the same week.
Thank god Vivian pays for Shiva Call Waiting or she'd never be able to address both deaths.
by icwish April 24, 2016
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Wait For It

Person 1: what’s your #1 song in Hamilton??

Person 2: Definitely Wait For It.
by bboleyngirl August 10, 2023
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IT CAN WAIT

You use this saying when it can honestly just wait, when u don't give not one single fuk about someone's words or actions.
Her: You trynna fuck ??
Him: IT CAN WAIT
by Piwa😬😬 October 5, 2017
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Waiting

Waiting is short for "wasting time". If you wait, all you do is waste a disproportionate amount of your life just for something to happen, whether or not it's worth it.
I wasted 5 hours of my life waiting for the web page to load.
by Cjarbon14771 November 11, 2022
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Waiting room

A waiting room is a place you can reality shift to either relax and get away from your current reality, or as a base to shift to another desired reality, by going through a portal or using an app on the phone. A waiting room is an enclosed space between your cr and you're dr.
affirmation: I will be shifting to my Waiting room
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Wait whut

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