I just used to wait for things to happen to him.

Why not just sit back and wait for things to become better?

"Maybe the market is waiting for other things to happen."

And I don't like sitting around waiting for things to happen.

I kept waiting for things to start going wrong again.

"I have nothing to do but wait for things to get better."

You're not going to sit back and wait for things to change.

The company simply could not sit around and wait for things to happen, he said.

You're often sitting around waiting for things to happen because you can't force them.

We've been waiting for things to happen, and they already have!