Bide one's time
The crossword clue "Bide one's time" is answered by WAIT, a 4-letter entry. Used 28 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
WAIT
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the WAIT answer page.
Used 28 times across 21 distinct years; most recently in 2025; first recorded in 1952. It appears in 11 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- LAYLOW (2 uses in xd)
- SITBY (2 uses in xd)
- SITPAT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for WAIT
Every other clue in this collection answered by WAIT, most used first.
- Be patient - used 55 times, most recently in 2026
- "Hold on!" - used 48 times, most recently in 2025
- Cool one's heels - used 26 times, most recently in 2023
- "Hold your horses!" - used 22 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- At any time - EVER, used 696 times
- A single time - ONCE, used 296 times
- "Once ___ a time ..." - UPON, used 284 times
- A long time - AGES, used 156 times
- High time? - NOON, used 151 times
- "The Time Machine" race - ELOI, used 148 times
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