And certainly it was better than waiting passively for the end.

It was not in Elaine's nature to wait passively for anything.

Silence rose to her feet, unable to wait passively any longer.

As graduation approaches they wait passively to see what will happen to them.

Yet he stood, passively waiting, and his expression had not changed.

But the industry is not passively waiting for doctors to knock on its door.

No, that sounds as if I'm passively waiting for something to turn up.

She waited passively for his next move, but instead he rolled off her.

These are people who instead of waiting passively to see what life will bring, have decided not to leave their happiness to chance.

It's also an experience in which he waits passively for something to happen to him.