기다리고 있었다

was waiting

→ 기다리다

phrase Rare #28,798

was waiting Can also mean “were waiting” when the subject is plural or refers to things.

KO: 나는 친구를 기다리고 있었다.

EN: I was waiting for a friend.

내가 부엌에 도착했을 때 는 토스트 와 우유, 잘라 놓은 과일이 기다리고 있었다.

When I got to the kitchen, toast, milk, and sliced fruit were waiting for me.

나는 너를 기다리고 있었다

I was waiting for you.

— Svaha: The Sixth Finger (2019)

기다리고 있었다

I was waiting.

— 가장 따뜻한 색, 블루 (2013)

기다리고 있었다, 뚱땡이

I've been waiting, fatty.

— 붉은 돼지 (1992)