Having been waited for days vs Having been waiting for days

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Having been waited for days' is used when someone or something has been the object of waiting by others for days. 'Having been waiting for days' is used when someone or something has been actively engaged in waiting for days.

Last updated: March 23, 2024

Having been waited for days

This phrase is correct and can be used when someone or something has been the object of waiting by others for days.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone or something has been the target of waiting by others for a period of days.

Examples:

The package, having been waited for days, finally arrived.
She felt exhausted, having been waited for days to see the doctor.

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One night without you and I waited for day to deliver me.
I waited for days for him to come back or call.
Who's the girl who the grandson waited for day and night?
Waited for this moment for years.Goodbye.
They waited for orders from above.
So they waited for my call while Miles and I waited for Ashby.
And I waited for Gatsby to call with news... while he waited for Daisy.
And I waited for Gatsby to call with news... while he waited for Daisy.
You could've waited for me to stop before you got out.
You drugged Sanderson and then you waited for Lavinia to show.
And we waited for almost three hours.
So I waited for the other guy to leave.
I have waited for this day.
I've waited for this rematch for ten years.
I was just working on this while I waited for you.
No, she just waited for you to return.
I just waited for this day for so many years and now...
Look, I waited for them to come back.
Keegan played backgammon with him every day while we waited for the liver transplant.
You could have waited for the thaw.

Alternatives:

having been anticipated for days
having been expected for days
having been longed for for days
having been yearned for for days
having been desired for days

Having been waiting for days

This phrase is correct and can be used when someone or something has been actively engaged in waiting for days.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone or something has been actively waiting for a period of days.

Examples:

She was exhausted, having been waiting for days for her flight.
The students, having been waiting for days, were finally called into the exam room.

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We've been waiting for an hour.
I've been waiting for this day ever since I met Tempe.
Message I've been waiting for from the ship.
The moment the Allies have been waiting for has finally arrived.
All this time we've been waiting for Mary Tudor to give us England.
This is the telegram we've been waiting for.
I've been waiting for someone like you, Kevin.
I've been waiting for the past 40 years.
She's been waiting for this moment a long time.
This is the break we've been waiting for.
A-young must've been waiting for you.
And now for what you've all been waiting for.
We've been waiting for hours now.
Jared and I have been waiting for you.
I've been waiting for this long enough.
I've been waiting for her all my life.
This is the part y'all been waiting for.
Now for the moment you've been waiting for.
This is what we've been waiting for.
We'd been waiting for a month.

Alternatives:

having waited for days
having been in a state of waiting for days
having been patiently waiting for days
having been eagerly waiting for days
having been anxiously waiting for days

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Having been waited for days vs Having been waiting for days