ˈtarēən(t)s also ˈter- noun
( -s )
1. : the act of tarrying : putting off, delay
the day was too far advanced to admit of further tarriance — Susan E. Ferrier
2. : a temporary stay in a place : sojourn
after two days tarriance there, returned — Alfred Tennyson
3. obsolete : the act of waiting usually in anticipation