I got into a small argument with a friend, and couldn't find a conclusive answer.
Is the sentence "The waiting is over" legitimate? Is it more commonly used as "The wait is over"?
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Sign up to join this community"The wait" refers to the period of time you spend waiting, or to the whole duration of the waiting as a single activity, whereas "the waiting" refers to the activity of waiting itself.
They are both legitimate; which one is most used would depend on the context.