This is the 901st most frequent Japanese word.
待つ
"待つ" means "to wait."
Here, 待つ is used to express the action of waiting for something or someone specific.
私はバス停でバスを待っています。
I am waiting for the bus at the bus stop.
待つ conveys the act of allowing time to pass until a conditional event occurs.
彼女が準備を終えるのを待ちましょう。
Let's wait for her to finish getting ready.
In this sentence, 待つ is utilized abstractly to refer to the concept of waiting as a noun.