漫长等待 meaning in English

i was waiting for so long

You smiled and talked to me of nothing and i felt that for this i had been waiting long
你对我微笑，却沉默不语，我感觉，为此我已历经漫长等待。
But after 15 minutes of waiting for the lights to warm up enough to come back on , there was no improvement , and the teams decided to play in indoor dusk , as the lights very gradually grew brighter
但在15分钟的漫长等待，灯光没有重新回到应有亮度，双方决定在灯光慢慢变亮的同时继续比赛。
The korean star is poised to return to action during the busy festive period after almost nine months out with a knee injury , and he has set his sights on adding to his tally of seven goals for the reds
在9个月的漫长等待后，饱受膝伤困扰的韩国球星朴智星终于将回到赛场上来，此前他已经为曼联攻入七个进球。
With great effort , we managed to clear the nearby mountain path , but the water , power supplies and communication systems had been cut off . we had the sinking feeling of being trapped in the middle of nowhere . " all right , " i thought , " let me take a rest first !
度过了漫长等待的一夜，天一亮，大儿拿了工具铲落石，以便打通对外的唯一山路山路好不容易清理好，然而没水没电没通讯，大儿有一种陷入一团困顿中的感觉。