Word: waits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nightly meal would be greatly appreciated, but we'll have to wait...
...cards in military intervention--and why must we wait until human suffering becomes so intolerable that we must risk disturbing the fragile web of international relations?" Ogata asked during her speech, titled "On the Humanitarian Frontline: New Challenges in Refugee Assistance...
...popular "hurry up and wait" quip was funny when we arrived last night at midnight; it is already a meaningless hash of a clich?.? Processing tasks generally take about 15 minutes, and occur at the rate of perhaps three a day. Today was the issuing of Army t-shirts and a laundry bag, the taking of blood and the X-raying of teeth.? Tomorrow, we hear, will be haircuts and dealing with pay issues, possibly even the issuing of BDUs (fatigues). Standing in line for chow takes hours. Standing with the platoon at parade rest: more hours. We stand...
Unfortunately, most blow-ups are a combination of factors that don't easily line up in those two camps. Say demand has slowed for a product. If the item is tech, that's nasty. It means you will probably have to take the hit--unless you can wait for a new product cycle. If one is just around the corner, I use the break to buy more, as I have often done with Intel. If the next product looks hopelessly stalled or way out in the future, I take a pass...
...sure whether the issue is a supply problem or just sloppy execution? Wait a month, if not a quarter. Silence in this case is golden, because most companies would not take the extreme measure of announcing a shortfall if they had any hope, near term, that there could be a turn in fortunes. In other words, as bleak as things are, these companies usually take this extraordinary step because they believe things are even darker in the near term, and they don't want to mislead...