Synonyms for Waited:
v.
•hesitated (verb)halted, Recoiled, delayed, Faltered, Shrank, Paused, Hesitated, balked, shrunk.
•remained (verb)
Persisted, Prevailed, Remained, Lingered, Tarried, Lasted, Endured.
•rested (verb)
Stagnated, Stayed, settled down, Vegetated, Subsided, Slumbered, Calmed, Stood, Slept, fixed, settled, marked time, Tranquilized, rested, becalmed, Quieted, Stilled.