{"slug":"ill-just-wait-here","name":"I'll Just Wait Here","url":"/templates/ill-just-wait-here.jpg","w":491,"h":550,"top":"I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","bottom":"","description":"Make your own I'll Just Wait Here meme. A man sits patiently at a computer, then the bottom panel reveals a skeleton in his place. Perfect for anything that takes forever or will never actually happen.","keywords":"ill just wait here meme, skeleton waiting meme, waiting forever meme, skeleton computer meme, still waiting meme","year":2012,"origin":"A two-panel image macro that became popular on Reddit and Imgur around 2012. The top shows a normal person sitting at a computer, the bottom shows a skeleton in the same chair covered in cobwebs. The format communicates that the wait was so long the person literally died. It captures the agony of waiting for something that takes unreasonably long or may never arrive at all. For another approach to impossible patience, see Futurama Fry (\"Not sure if\") or UNO Draw 25 (refusing to act).","format":"classic","howToMake":["Load the skeleton waiting template and get ready to express maximum impatience","Top text sets up what you are waiting for. Keep it specific so the joke hits immediately","Bottom text is where the skeleton payoff lands. The cobwebs sell the absurd timeline","White Impact lettering with dark outlines keeps text visible against both the normal and skeleton panels","Save as PNG and send it the next time someone promises something \"soon\" and you know better"],"exampleCaptions":["WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO TEXT BACK","I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"],"exampleAltText":"I'll Just Wait Here skeleton meme about waiting for a friend to text back","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-04-26","seo":{"aliases":["Skeleton Waiting","Waiting Skeleton","Still Waiting Meme","Skeleton Computer Meme","Cobweb Skeleton","Waiting Forever Meme"],"description":"Two panels stacked vertically. Top: a man sits at a computer with a calm, patient expression, perfectly content to wait. Bottom: the same chair, same desk, same computer, but the man has been replaced by a skeleton draped in cobwebs. Dust covers everything. The passage of time is comically extreme.","definition":"A man waits at his computer. Cut to: a skeleton covered in cobwebs sitting in the exact same position. The meme is a visual punchline about waiting so long you die before whatever you are expecting finally happens.","useCases":[{"category":"Technology & Updates","examples":["WAITING FOR THE APP TO LOAD ON MY OLD PHONE / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR WINDOWS TO FINISH UPDATING / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE GAME TO DOWNLOAD AT 2 MB/S / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR MY SMART TV TO RESPOND TO THE REMOTE / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE WEBSITE TO LOAD WITHOUT ACCEPTING COOKIES FIRST / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]},{"category":"Friends & Communication","examples":["WAITING FOR MY FRIEND TO PICK A RESTAURANT / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE GROUP CHAT TO COMMIT TO WEEKEND PLANS / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO REPLY WITH MORE THAN \"K\" / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR MY FRIEND WHO SAID THEY'D BE READY IN 5 MINUTES / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]},{"category":"Work & Bureaucracy","examples":["WAITING FOR MY REIMBURSEMENT CHECK / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR HR TO RESPOND TO MY EMAIL / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE CLIENT TO APPROVE THE FINAL VERSION / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE PRINTER TO STOP BEING \"OFFLINE\" / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO START THE MEETING / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]},{"category":"Gaming & Entertainment","examples":["WAITING FOR MY FAVORITE SHOW TO RELEASE A NEW SEASON / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR A SEQUEL THAT WAS ANNOUNCED 6 YEARS AGO / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING IN THE MATCHMAKING QUEUE AT 3AM / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE NEXT GTA GAME / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]},{"category":"Shipping & Deliveries","examples":["WAITING FOR MY PACKAGE THAT SAYS \"OUT FOR DELIVERY\" SINCE TUESDAY / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE PIZZA THAT WAS \"15 MINUTES AWAY\" 45 MINUTES AGO / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE CABLE COMPANY DURING THEIR 4-HOUR WINDOW / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR MY ONLINE ORDER THAT SHIPPED FROM 3 STATES AWAY GROUND / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]},{"category":"Health & Appointments","examples":["WAITING IN THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE PAST MY APPOINTMENT TIME / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE PHARMACY TO FILL A PRESCRIPTION / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR MY NAME TO BE CALLED AT THE DMV / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE","WAITING FOR THE DENTIST WHO IS \"RUNNING A BIT BEHIND\" / I'LL JUST WAIT HERE"]}]}}