たいき
Taiki
待機 (Taiki) is a Japanese noun meaning “standing by, awaiting an opportunity, being on alert, quarantine”.
Meanings
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbstanding by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
- noun, suru verb, intransitive verbquarantine
Examples
いつでも家で待機しています。
I'm always on call at home.
山岳救助隊は２４時間待機している。
The mountain rescue team is on call 24 hours a day.
秘書はいつも声の届くところに待機しています。
The secretary is within call all the time.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).