Waiting is usually associated with slowness and stillness and according to Martin Esslin , when waiting we “ experience the flow of time in its purest , most evident form ” ( Esslin , 2001 , 51 ).
In a capitalist society where ‘ if time is money … then speed is power ’ ( Virilio , Cited in Cull Ó Maoilearca , 2012 , 194 ), then having to slow down or stop and wait till one is able to get up to speed can be a difficult thing .
It can be a cause of great anxiety .