Bad news from a maître d (4)

I believe the answer is:

wait

(Other definitions for wait that I've seen before include "Be deferred" , "Serve at table" , "Period of delay" , "Bide one's time" , "Hold on" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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