If you’re considering upgrading your phone, would you go for the very nice model that’s out now or wait for the higher-tech option that will be released in a few months? In one experiment, the ...

Whether it’s for a food order or a doctor’s appointment, “as customers wait in a queue, there comes a point when they eventually get so bored or frustrated that they leave,” says Achal Bassamboo, a ...

In 2004, the physician search firm Merritt Hawkins first issued their Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times. That year, the national average wait to get in to see a new physician was 21 days, an ...

Whether it’s braving the long line at a trendy new restaurant or hanging on just a few minutes longer to see if there’s a post-credits scene after a movie, the decision to persevere or ditch it ...

With the new Alexa app update on Dec. 3 came a new feature that you’ve probably wished was invented a long time ago. It’s called Wait, and it will help you delay routines until you need them. For ...

It's finally fall, so while Peter and Bill hold hands and dip donuts into hot apple cider, we revisit some of our favorite interviews of the past year, including Mandy Moore, Jeremy Allen White, and a ...

Track wait times through individual airport websites, the MyTSA app, and more. Nothing can ruin a trip faster than underestimating the wait time for airport security, but there are ways travelers can ...

The NPR news quiz has survived nearly 30 years of media upheaval by staying funny, familiar and surprisingly adaptable ...