I wait for your reply vs I will wait for your reply

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "I wait for your reply" is used when you are currently waiting for a reply, while "I will wait for your reply" is used when you are expressing your intention to wait for a reply in the future.

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I wait for your reply

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are currently waiting for a reply. It indicates that you are in the process of waiting for a response.

Examples:

I wait for your reply to my email.
She knows I wait for her call every evening.

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"Dear William, please,"every hour that I wait for your reply is torture.
My instructions are to wait for your reply.
I'll send your request out to the universe and lay my ear to the cosmic rails, as it were, wait for a reply.
Sets how long to wait for a reply from a remote server.
Three or four days to get there, and then wait for the reply.
We'll wait for the reply for two hours.
I do not think we will have to wait long for his reply.
In any event the requesting state has to wait for a reply to its request before obtaining what its authorities require in order to be able to launch a criminal trial.
Couldn't you wait for the replies to the advertisement, m'lady, before coming to a decision?
& kopete; can send messages using either a fire and forget interface that does not wait for a reply, or a chat window where the conversation is visible as it unfolds. Here you can choose which style to use by default.
Can the Commission state how long persons calling the helpline from Switzerland are likely to have to wait for a reply?
No, I wait for bus.
I wait for the moment they start telling it their way.
I wait for you in the season that is ours.
I wait for him to call me.
As I wait for 25 years.
Five years I wait for a rematch with Lights.
If I wait for the court to appoint an expert...
I wait for you in vain at twilight, among a thousand smoldering fires.
I wait for an opening with me right cocked.

Alternatives:

I am waiting for your reply
I have been waiting for your reply

I will wait for your reply

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are expressing your intention to wait for a reply in the future. It indicates that you are willing to wait for a response.

Examples:

I will wait for your reply before making a decision.
Don't worry, I will wait for your reply patiently.

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"Dear William, please,"every hour that I wait for your reply is torture.
My instructions are to wait for your reply.
I'll send your request out to the universe and lay my ear to the cosmic rails, as it were, wait for a reply.
Sets how long to wait for a reply from a remote server.
Three or four days to get there, and then wait for the reply.
We'll wait for the reply for two hours.
Go check it out. I will wait for the social worker.
I will wait for you after your meeting.
Charlie and I will wait for you.
I will wait for you in the underworld.
I will wait for you outside, in the corridor.
I will wait for Margaret and I will leave after lunch.
I promise, Jeff, I will wait for you.
And I will wait for her as long as I must.
Rebecca, I will wait for you outside.
I will wait for our target to move and see if there's another triggerman.
Go ahead to the restaurant, and I will wait for my mom and then I'll meet you there.
I will wait for him to awaken.
I will wait for you in the bench close to gate 5.
Okay, I will wait for that.

Alternatives:

I will be waiting for your reply
I will wait until I receive your reply

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I wait for your reply vs I will wait for your reply