A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

WAIT

Thu, 12 Jun '25
"Hold your horses!"
Tue, 31 Dec '24
"Hold your horses!"
Fri, 9 Aug '24
Bad news from a maître d'
Sun, 28 Jul '24
"Hold up!"
Fri, 30 Jun '23
Pedestrian caution
Sat, 11 Feb '23
"___ … what?"
Tue, 21 Jun '22
"Hold your horses!"
Sat, 11 Jun '22
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"