Tom waits at a table as/when his date arrives.
Are both as and when ok? Any differences?
" As for "as/when", it's "when". "As" implies simultaneous action, and waiting is too static for that.
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I think it has to be "Tom is waiting at a table as/when his date arrives." As for "as/when", it's "when". "As" implies simultaneous action, and waiting is too static for that.