How do you sign “Wait” in ASL?
WAIT: WAIT in American Sign Language (ASL) means to stay put until something happens. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
When do you use the sign WAIT?
WAIT holds place in lines, waiting rooms, and hold-on-a-second moments. Patience vocabulary earns constant use with children and adults alike, and the sign works both as request and complaint depending on the face that rides along.
Lesson 40 of the challenge covers it in Book 2.
📖 WAIT is taught in Lesson 40 of ASLI 2: Building Conversations — Book 2 of the 216-Day Challenge →