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Wait for 30 seconds vs Wait 30 seconds

The two phrases are both correct and commonplace in English. They convey the same meaning of waiting for a specific duration of time. The choice between using 'for' or omitting it is a matter of personal preference and style.
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Last updated: February 02, 2025 • 7038 views

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Wait for 30 seconds"

This phrase is used when you want to specify the duration of time you need to wait. It is more formal and explicit.

Examples:

  • Please wait for 30 seconds before pressing the button.
  • I asked him to wait for 30 seconds, but he couldn't wait that long.
  • Oct 11, 2022 ... Here is my code. controller.placeOrders = async function (req, res, callback) { /** * I want to call this method and wait for 30 seconds ...
  • Sep 19, 2018 ... Why do we need to wait for 30 seconds till the oil pressure gets into the required value ?? ; NightWalker. New Member · #1 ; Roger Roger. Bottom of ...
  • Feb 20, 2020 ... I have an input file sending data to 2 browse tools and I have Wait for 30 seconds on the second browse tool. But it seems the workflow ...
  • May 17, 2023 ... With 5/10 seconds though, I kinda know that even if I don't click confirm right away, I wouldn't have to wait for 30 seconds to pass, I can ...
  • Aug 24, 2020 ... The enhancement I was skimming through the codebase and found this: // TODO wait for 30 seconds and send a SIGKILL May I complete it with ...
  • Oct 18, 2018 ... Use a Trigger node configured to pass on the initial message, then wait for 30 seconds, extending the delay if new messages arrive. Then send an 'off' message.
  • Aug 22, 2019 ... Wait for 30 seconds and retry. I'm able to login to the website but from the console using caprover serversetup it returns me that every time. I ...
  • Why Error Connection wait for 30 seconds thingy is happen so often? 12-31-2022, 02:10 AM. For some people in Indonesia that using Myrepublic, three provider ...
  • Nov 28, 2016 ... So the reason you wait for 30 seconds between restarts is because you never know what causes your connectivity problems, the router's software ...
  • Dec 27, 2018 ... ... wait for 30 seconds. If after 30 s status is not Inprogress then I skip the call and do an other one. Could you describe step by step what ...

Alternatives:

  • Wait for a minute.
  • Wait for an hour.
  • Wait for a moment.
  • Wait for a while.
  • Wait for a specific time.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"Wait 30 seconds"

This phrase is used when you want to indicate the duration of time you need to wait without using 'for'. It is more casual and concise.

Examples:

  • Just wait 30 seconds and then check again.
  • Wait 30 seconds before opening the door.
  • Apr 22, 2024 ... Theres a time you will pretty much break all city system, and dedsec contats you and tell you to wait 30 seconds so them can do something to the ctos.
  • Jun 28, 2009 ... When I was growing up (not that long ago) my parents always taught us to wait 30 seconds after shutting down the computer before turning it back ...
  • Apr 2, 2019 ... Please wait 30 seconds and then try to access it again. Since Thursday I am getting this warning whenever I am trying to download an ...
  • Aug 17, 2021 ... I'm building a bot and I'd like it to wait 30 seconds before going to the next task. Is this possible? Use case: I have a form where someone enters their ...
  • Oct 11, 2022 ... This piece of code will wait 30 seconds and then execute the function 'testFunction'. Share. Share a link to this answer. Copy link. CC BY-SA ...
  • Feb 5, 2018 ... Don't wait 30 seconds if you held the front panel button of your PC until you forced a power-off. 3 seconds is good. Don't wait 30 seconds if you removed AC ...
  • PHP Timer wait 30 seconds then run a command · Ask Question. Asked 12 years, 10 months ago. Modified 10 years, 7 months ago. Viewed 41k times.
  • Sep 19, 2018 ... Thanks mate, so simply we wait 30 seconds or the given time limit to make sure the oil circulates in the engine. Like. Reactions ...
  • Aug 16, 2012 ... I need to write a small scrip that will shut a port down, wait 30 seconds and then bring the port back up again. The reason is that shutting ...
  • Oct 6, 2016 ... I don't want to give the user the option to deny my connection nor do I want to wait 30 seconds for the connection to be established. I want ...

Alternatives:

  • Wait a minute.
  • Wait an hour.
  • Wait a moment.
  • Wait a while.
  • Wait a specific time.

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