i don't like to have to wait vs i don't like having to wait

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'I don't like to have to wait' is more general and expresses a dislike for the idea of waiting, while 'I don't like having to wait' is more specific and focuses on the ongoing action of waiting. The choice between them depends on the nuance you want to convey.

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i don't like to have to wait

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase expresses a general dislike for the idea of waiting for something. It is used to convey a preference for not having to wait.

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If you want To wait, wait.
-Pretending to wait for a locksmith.
I might... be able to wait till tomorrow.
Well, you won't have to wait long.
Maybe you will have to wait 3 hours.
We chose to wait until you were discharged.
Just got to wait, just got to wait.
I always wanted to wait, but I didn't wait.
They tell us to wait, we wait.
Wait, don't we have to wait for the...
You'll have to wait until morning and wait in line again.
And you wait a little bit longer, because this is the Air Force teaching the Army how to wait.
They told me to wait, so we'll wait.
Fache says to wait, so I wait.
I tell him to wait in the car but he waits outside.
Wait, I don't want to wait two years for this.
And if I have to wait until we're both 80 years old for you to see it, then I'll wait.
I don't want to wait. I'm scared to wait.
Our only choice now is to wait is to wait for the jedi reinforcements.
If we are to wait for the risk assessments, we are in danger of having to wait too long.

Alternatives:

I dislike having to wait
I hate waiting
I can't stand waiting around
I find waiting frustrating

i don't like having to wait

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase focuses on the ongoing action of waiting and expresses a dislike for the specific situation of having to wait. It is used to convey a sense of impatience or frustration.

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Look, I don't like having to wait until we're trapped in a car to talk about this, but you haven't left me much choice.
I don't like having to play schoolyard referee with lawyers who act like children.
I don't like having to repeat myself.
I don't like having to show these to you, Chandra.
I don't like having to lie to Dr. Bailey.
I don't like having to leave my office, Joe.
Lincoln, I don't like having to initiate these calls. Well, don't.
-I don't like having to set the dogs on you.
You know, Percy, I don't like having to look for people.
I don't like having to send for my officers.
Well, Peter, to be honest, I don't like having to make this phone call.
I don't like having my competence questioned.
But I don't like having woman judge.
I don't like having my photo taken.
I don't like having the same conversation twice.
I don't like having him here.
I don't like having my emotions toyed with like that.
I don't like having to talk to you to get there.
I don't like having nothing to do, what with Captain Crawley away at the war and his mother in France alongside him.
Okay, people, I don't like having Deputy Chief Ribbings here any more than you do.

Alternatives:

I dislike waiting
I hate having to wait
I can't stand waiting in line
I find waiting tedious

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i don't like to have to wait vs i don't like having to wait