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indeterminate wait
[ɪn.dɪˈtɜr.mə.nət weɪt]
noun
pl: indeterminate waits
espera indeterminada
1.
A period of waiting without a fixed or known endpoint; uncertainty about how long one must wait
After the flight was delayed, passengers faced an indeterminate wait at the airport.
Após o voo ser atrasado, os passageiros enfrentaram uma espera indeterminada no aeroporto.
2.
In computing, a situation where a process or system is waiting for a resource or event with no specified timeout
The application entered an indeterminate wait state while searching for a network connection.
O aplicativo entrou em um estado de espera indeterminada enquanto procurava por uma conexão de rede.
Synonyms
indefinite wait
open-ended wait
uncertain wait
unspecified delay
Antonyms
determinate wait
fixed wait
specified wait
timed wait
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
espera indeterminada
standard usage across Brazil
Portugal
espera indeterminada
standard usage in Portugal
Related Idioms & Phrases
left in limbo
waiting in the dark
an open-ended situation
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