tarried in English

verb
1
stay longer than intended; delay leaving a place.
she could tarry a bit and not get home until four

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1. “While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.

2. We tarried, though; looking up at the kirk bell.

3. We tarried awhile to watch Messrs Anderson and Rowe perform doughty deeds with caber and shot on a pleasant summers day.

4. Reaching Colombo for provisions and fuel, Worcester and her escorts tarried there from 7 August to 9 August before pushing on toward the Malacca Strait.