waiting orders

基本解释

Waiting orders.
等待命令中。
The flood was on Monday and now on Wednesday we're still waiting for orders.
周一就发生了泥灾，现在周三了我们还在等待命令。
In addition, he wants the party to craft its own policy proposals, rather than waiting for orders from above.
而且，他提倡政党自己制定政策建议书，而不是等待上级的命令。

President Lincoln knew that he would be criticized for issuing such orders without waiting for congressional approval.

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However, many of the pre-orders could not be fulfilled as there were predictable shortages, with some opting to take refunds instead of waiting until January for subsequent shipments.
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