He had spent all day waiting for news, or anything else.
I spent most of my time in the next few days waiting and looking.
We spend the day waiting for a car to stop in front.
She couldn't stand here all day waiting for someone to appear.
Workers spent much of the day waiting around for materials they needed.
They spent the rest of the day waiting for a train that never came.
He would spend no more than two days waiting for his vision.
I can't hang around here all day waiting for you to get on board.
If necessary, he will sit here all day waiting for me to make the opening move.
In either event, we shall have several days to wait.