Sentence examples for halted waiting for from inspiring English sources

The 5th Cavalry Division was not strong enough by itself to continue the advance and halted, waiting for the Australian Mounted Division to catch up with them.

The procession would halt and wait for the storm to pass.

About 200 yards from the American lines Percy halted the advance, waiting for the feint by Stirling to take place.

We slide to a halt and wait for a second raft to come down before we pile into the truck.

When Li Hanlin reached a coffee shop called Sundown, he came to a halt and waited for Lin Hong.

Call a brief halt and wait for the involved parties to arrive.

Trains coming into the capital were halted for long periods while waiting for a platform to become free at Finsbury Park.

The order to halt digging and wait for the experts to arrive was supposed to have been a step toward straightening out the investigation.

If something unanticipated pops up: a sick pet or child, a surprise meeting, someone popping into your office and needing more attention than you anticipated, etc. make your schedule flexible so it gives you some margin for error time wise,and makes it easy for you work on something else if a particular project comes to a halt or you are waiting for feedback.

The Allied forces halted, and brought up reinforcements whilst waiting for a chance to resume the offensive along the coast.

In a way, that is not far from Ford, although he would not have countenanced the superb moment when Spielberg, eager to crack the spell, has Edwin Stanton Bruce McGilll), the Secretary of War, peel away in exasperation as Lincoln halts a busy night — they are waiting for news, by wire, from the shelling outside Wilmington — to launch into yet another fondly polished tale.