Yes. Waiting uses time in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
When you choose to Wait at a Shrine, the in-game clock moves forward and uses part of your limited time.
Because the game gives you only 30 days and nights, you should avoid waiting just to pass time unless you actually need to reach a different time of day.
What Happens When You Wait at a Shrine?
Waiting lets you deliberately move the clock forward.
This is useful when you need to reach day or night for something that is only available at a certain time.
For example, some quest objectives and other activities are only available during the day or at night. Instead of looking for something else to do until the time changes, you can use a Shrine to wait.
But the skipped time is not free.
The time you skip counts toward your limited in-game time, so waiting several time segments means giving up time that could have been spent on other activities.
Should You Avoid Waiting?
You do not need to completely avoid it, but it is better not to waste time by waiting when you have something useful to do instead.
If you need night to access an objective, for example, you could spend the remaining daytime on another activity and let that action move the clock forward.
Then you reach night while also making progress instead of simply spending the time at a Shrine.
Waiting is most useful when you specifically need to change the time of day and do not want to complete another time-consuming activity first.
Is Waiting the Same as Fast Travel?
No.
Both options are available through Shrines, but they work differently.
Waiting makes time pass. Fast Travel does not.
So you can still use Shrines to move around Vale Sangora without worrying that simply Fast Traveling will use part of your 30-day limit.
Quick Answer
Yes, waiting uses time in The Blood of Dawnwalker.
Choosing Wait at a Shrine deliberately moves the in-game clock forward, and the skipped time counts toward your limited 30 days and nights.
Waiting can be useful when you need to reach day or night, but if you have other useful things to do, it is usually better to spend that time making progress instead of simply skipping it.
