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Discover LudwigThe phrase "instead waiting" is correct and usable in written English.
To use it, you can place it at the beginning of the sentence as a way to contrast action from the previous sentence. For example: "Instead waiting for instructions, she chose to take initiative and complete the task herself."
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I learned not to interrupt them, instead waiting for him to re-emerge from the past.
MANY potential homebuyers who can afford to buy are instead waiting, worried that home prices will continue to decline.
She barely got in a pool for a year after she stopped competing, she said, instead waiting tables and working in a store that sold lavender.
She does not eat with her fellow colleagues, instead waiting until they are done to enter the cafeteria and eat lunch.
He never asks passers-by if they want their picture taken, instead waiting until someone is sufficiently curious to approach him.
"Non-urgent buyers will be less enthusiastic, instead waiting to see if house prices soften further, and this may well continue throughout the rest of 2016," he said.
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They will instead wait for him to make his own mind up.
Or did you instead wait in line at the airport to speak with a human being?
They did not take a bite or sip, but instead waited for the spirits to feast.
Instead, wait for the curtain call, which after all is by definition a forum for audience expression.
Instead, wait until the stores reopen and take it back to the seller, repacked in its original foam and box.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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