Meaning
A prayer meeting where believers 'tarry' — wait earnestly on God through prolonged, fervent prayer, singing, and repetition ('Lord, Jesus, Lord...') until they feel the Holy Spirit, often seeking to receive the Spirit or speak in tongues. Common in Pentecostal and Revival churches, tarrying can go on for hours, building to intense, Spirit-filled worship.
Examples
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Dem hol a tarry service pon Friday night.
They held a tarrying prayer meeting on Friday night.
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Di believers tarry till di spirit come.
The believers waited on God in prayer until the spirit came.
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Tarry service can run fi hours.
A tarrying service can run for hours.
Origin
From 'tarry' (to wait), after the biblical instruction to 'tarry' for the Spirit; a waiting-on-God prayer meeting. See [[ketch-di-spirit]], [[testimony]].
How it’s used
A prolonged 'waiting on God' prayer meeting, seeking the Spirit. See [[ketch-di-spirit]], [[trumping]].