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The phrase "actually waiting for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to emphasize that someone is in a state of anticipation or expectation for something specific.
Example: "I was actually waiting for your call all day."
Alternatives: "truly waiting for" or "genuinely waiting for".
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He was actually waiting for a throw.
They weren't even hoping someone would find him – they were actually waiting for him to die.
I was actually waiting for Henry to mis- remember King Lear, or produce his own pastiche, a kind of Nahum Tate in the desert.
The spot seemed to show an organ being rushed to a needy recipient, but the alleged punch line was that he was actually waiting for a pair of Levi's Reused 569 jeans.
The problem is that Ubers actually waiting for you was one of their key advantages over taxis.
We're actually waiting for more toys to arrive from China, and we're already selling inventory that will only arrive in January or even February 2011.
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"It is that one thing I actually waited for when I wanted to be a filmmaker".
I actually waited for Ruth and Sylvie to stop haunting my imagination.
If they actually waited for you to leave so that they could walk home without you.
Actually, "wait for ages" couldn't be further from the truth.
He is making plans to travel to London to watch the final because "the cost of that trip will just shoot up if I actually wait for Madrid to qualify".
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