were waiting
They were waiting for him.
Cosa stavano aspettando Tom e Mary?
What were Tom and Mary waiting for?
Non si stavano aspettando che li aiutassi.
They weren’t expecting me to help them.
They were waiting for him.
They were waiting for us.
They were waiting for us.
Questo è il momento che molti di noi stavano aspettando.
This is the moment many of us have been waiting for.
— The Way He Looks (2014)
Molte persone lo stavano aspettando.
Many people were waiting for it.