The phrase "a lengthy waiting" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used to describe a prolonged period of waiting, but the construction is awkward.
Example: "After a lengthy waiting, we finally received the results of our application."
Alternatives: "a long wait" or "an extended wait".
Its doors barely open, Hope on Haven Hill already has a lengthy waiting list of its own.
City officials said they had already restored set asides that were abandoned in the Bloomberg administration, but noted that the authority also had a lengthy waiting list of people who were not homeless.
Aware that there was a lengthy waiting list of enthusiastic buyers for One Thirty West 12, where Cookfox Architects designed the light-catching interiors and Jed Johnson Associates designed the lobby and model apartments, some lucky owners are already thinking of instant resales at heady profits.
Mr. Fox said that all of the one- and two-bedroom apartments in the project's first two buildings had already been rented at prices ranging from $900 to $1,300 a month, and that there was a lengthy waiting list.
Then came a lengthy waiting game for the S.E.C.
With a lengthy waiting list, RiverWoods is planning new accommodations.
Come midweek to dine with locals or prevent a lengthier wait on the weekends by arriving early.
The suspiciously altered card provoked a lengthy inquisition at the customs booth followed by a lengthier wait for someone to find the key to unlock the office where fresh cards were kept.
According to Festinger et al., appointments that were scheduled on the same day as first contact had a much higher attendance rate than those with a lengthier wait [ 22].
There's often a lengthy wait list.
But those who qualify for the relief, she said, could face a lengthy wait.
