wait. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. by for or until): to wait for the bus. 2. (of things) to be available or in readiness: A letter is waiting for you. 3. to remain neglected for a time: a matter that can wait.
Generation X or Gen-X is the name given to the generation of Americans born between 1961 and 1980. Generation X follows the Baby Boom generation and precedes Generation Y (Gen-Y) or the Millennial generation. Next Up.
Though there is no absolute timeline on the exact start and end of this generation, Generation X more or less comprises the period from the 1960s up to about the early 1980s or up to 1981.Those born by around 1982 are labeled as âGeneration Yâ.eneration X refers to the generation of people that were born after the generation of âbaby boomersâ which happened after World War II.