待機たいき
taiki

Noun
Suru Verb

1. standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

Intransitive
その実験じっけん記録きろくしようと、大勢おうぜい科学かがくしゃ待機たいきした。
sono jikken'o kiroku shiyōto ōzēno kagakushaga taiki shita.
A group of scientists stood by, ready to record the experiment.
Noun
Suru Verb

2. quarantine

Intransitive