Dear Jarrod, don't wait up all night long.

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That could be because people can't or don't want to wait for a delivery van to show up, or they are in a hurry, or they don't want to bother with a salesperson, or they know they can return what they buy if it goes wrong, or they just want to save on the delivery charge, especially if it is something heavy.

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Don't wait until 10:00 to get up in the morning.

CNN: Transcript of May 'CNN Money Summit: Money & Main St.'

And now, thanks to instant-reading technology, you don't even need to wait 15 seconds to start up the device: "I press, I read, it's instant... it's a book!"

ENGADGET: Bookeen's upgraded, colorful Cybook Opus to debut on May 7

In the meantime, however, ABN will have to worry about losing key employees who don't wish to wait around to see who will end up owning the bank and what their jobs will look like.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Don't wait until you're on your deathbed to set up a partnership.

FORBES: Partners, But Not With The Irs

Several local arts groups are also campaigning to save the town's theatre and as many are expected to turn up, the council said it would open the reception area so "people don't have to wait in the cold and the dark".

BBC: Brewhouse Theatre