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we are waiting vs we wait

Both "we are waiting" and "we wait" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "We are waiting" is used to indicate an ongoing action or state of waiting, while "we wait" is used to express a habitual or repeated action of waiting.

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we are waiting

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate an ongoing action or state of waiting.

Use "we are waiting" when you want to express that you are currently in the process of waiting for something. It indicates an ongoing action or state.

Examples:

We are waiting for the bus to arrive.
They are waiting for the results of the test.
I am waiting for her to call me back.

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To this day, we are waiting for the Council's Common Position.
That is why we proposed an 'Erasmus first job' scheme, which was approved; we are waiting for the Commission to follow up this proposal.
The last meeting on the subject was held in November 1999 and we are waiting for the Commission services' final proposals on whether or not infringement proceedings will be instituted against Denmark.
From that standpoint, we are waiting for the new decisions to be taken in relation to comitology.
For the moment we are waiting for confirmation that the report actually exists in all the language versions.
We have already delivered decisions on this in Parliament and now we are waiting to see what the Commission and the Council will deliver in the Spring Summit.
Meanwhile, President Putin has signed the ratification act and we are waiting for the ratification to be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
It seems that we are waiting for some sort of intermediate result - a transatlantic average, which will not mean anything good for either Europe or the USA.
That is precisely what we are waiting for here.
The thing is we are waiting for an interpreter.
One way or another, we are waiting.
Here we are waiting, close to the pearly gates Lieksa.
That is what we are waiting to hear from the European Commission.
No, we are waiting for caps.
Yes, and we are waiting for the results.
Now we are waiting on a warrant, but...
- No, we are waiting for reinforcements.
That is essentially what we are waiting for.
These are all proposals that we are waiting for from the Commission, Mr Barroso.
However, we are waiting with a great deal of interest for legally binding proposals.

Alternatives:

We are currently waiting
We are in the process of waiting
We are patiently waiting
We are eagerly waiting
We are anxiously waiting

we wait

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a habitual or repeated action of waiting.

Use "we wait" when you want to express that waiting is a regular or habitual action for you or a group of people. It indicates a repeated action.

Examples:

We wait for the train every morning.
They wait for the school bell to ring.
I wait for my friend at the same spot every day.

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So maybe we wait till nightfall.
You can write stories for weeklies while we wait.
Assuming Stringer Bell is the man, now we wait for the return call.
Obviously we wait for the investiture of the new American president in January 2005.
Now we wait for the announcement from Eddie Flint.
In vain do we wait for a political gesture in a spirit of reconciliation.
They said wait, we wait.
Maybe we wait till Nate gets settled.
I say we wait and sedate him.
Now we wait a little, till it soaks up the broth...
So, now, we wait until tomorrow.
I'll tell you a good story while we wait.
We watch the perimeter night and day and we wait.
- Nothing, we wait for the next move.
Right now we take a break, we wait.
While we wait for someone in Washington to issue the order.
So we hole up and we wait till dark.
And then we wait and see what happens.
It'll keep you alive while we wait for your new heart.
Let's play a game while we wait for Angelo.

Alternatives:

We usually wait
We often wait
We habitually wait
We regularly wait
We customarily wait

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