How to pronounce waits
Listen to waits in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“waits” in real sentences
994 clips in the index · 29 American · 965 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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Long waits are regrettable.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 11:09 · hear it here
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Ending Long NHS Waits ...
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 7:21 · hear it here
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waits to start cancer treatment.
UK Parliament · watch from 81:34 · hear it here
Why real speech
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