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"waiting for ages" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in situations where someone has been waiting for a long time, often longer than expected or desired. It is an informal expression and is commonly used in spoken English as well. Example: She had been waiting for ages for her flight to be called at the airport.
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Q: We've had an email from someone who applied, and was then kept waiting for ages.
So they'll stand waiting for ages while you drink coffee, desperately trying to urinate again.
You aren't, I hope, starving and no, you haven't been waiting for ages for your food.
I was waiting for ages for Bose to bring out noise-cancelling in-ear headphones, rather than the great big things.
I have a vivid memory of waiting for ages in the lobby of the infamous Chelsea hotel, feeling like Lou Reed, wondering if Gil would ever show.
"The lack of information when there's problems is such a pain and every so often you get a real problem and you can be waiting for ages at a standstill.
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He was waiting for age to catch up with him.
You wait for ages for a Pakistani bus driver's son to come along.
Is it like buses, you wait for ages then two shows come along at once?
Actually, "wait for ages" couldn't be further from the truth.
Patients needing operations such as cataract removals no longer have to wait for ages.
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