1.   Advantages of speed People are willing to wait an average of eight seconds for a Web page to download, according to a study by Zona Research.

2.   Emergency room visitors can expect to wait an average of two hours, although a four-hour wait was not unheard of Monday.

3.   Immigrants who apply for a green card at the Atlanta office wait an average of three years for an answer.

4.   Now, someone applying for citizenship must wait an average of nine months, but that delay can be much longer in some parts of the country.

5.   People are willing to wait an average of eight seconds for a Web page to download, according to a study by Zona Research.

6.   Sufferers wait an average of eight years before confiding in a friend about the problem, Vasavada said.

7.   The winner then must wait an average of two weeks to take possession of the shares.

8.   They say it abruptly changed rules and made the licensing process unduly onerous for foreign investors, who must already wait an average of six months to obtain permits.

9.   Typically, patients in his condition wait an average of three days for a suitable transplant organ, doctors said.

10.   Most who accept appointments now wait an average of nearly nine months for Senate confirmation, according to Mackenzie.