"wait for aid" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It means to remain in a state of expectation or anticipation for assistance or help. Example: The stranded hikers had to wait for aid to arrive before they could safely descend the mountain.
Crowd-sourcing has become standard for Hollywood blogs: post an inkling and wait for aid.
G.M.'s chairman, Rick Wagoner, says the company cannot wait for aid that may come when Mr. Obama takes office in January.
While survivors wait for aid, rescue teams are continuing the frantic search for survivors, despite being exhausted by two nights of ceaseless work.
Thousands of young Nepali men, mainly from remote villages, slaving now in horrendous conditions in the Gulf states to support their rural families, must be suffering agonies of not knowing the fate of their families who depend on them (In the villages they wait for aid that may never come, 28 April).
And even with a rental voucher for a one-bedroom apartment in the $1,300 range in hand, Ms. Neal said that she had found apartments scarce and landlords unwilling to rent to her because they did not want to wait for aid disbursements for background checks, deposits and other typical charges.
Nouvelle Vie Haiti co-creates low-resource solutions to help these youth leaders bring progress to Haiti from within, rather than wait for aid from without.
Some people think that refugees are waiting for aid and help from agencies, but this is not true.
"I would much rather be waiting for aid in a typhoon hit country than I would in Central African Republic".
Waiting for aid from the Russian government is pointless, and it's completely idiotic to wait for the Syrian regime's help as well".
Smiling and proud, the women said they did not have the luxury of waiting for aid groups to reach them in their hilly neighborhood.
With little money for hotels, many Messick Road residents have been sleeping on soggy mattresses, in cars, tents or camping trailers, waiting for aid from the government, insurance companies or charities.
