How do you say "...is worth the wait" in Japanese?


I kind of understand the phrase やった甲斐があった from a post by Sjiveru, but how do
you express the notion that doing something now or in the future is worth it?
For example, how would you say "The wait is long, but it is worth it because
the udon is so delicious"? I made the sentence
「待つのはながいですが、うどんはすごくおいしいから、甲斐があります」, but I am not sure if this makes any sense.
Should I say instead at the end of the sentence「待つのは甲斐があります」, or should I
change the entire sentence instead?




If you want to use the phrase 甲斐がある, the correct way of combining it with 待つ
is 待った甲斐があった, just like やった甲斐があった, which is the verb やる.

However, your sentence `待つのはながいですが、うどんはすごくおいしいから、甲斐があります` is also correct, not
modifying 甲斐 with a verb, since what 甲斐 you're talking about is already clear
from context.

`待つのは甲斐があります` would be a general statement, like `the action of waiting would
be worthwhile`, something you could say before the waiting starts to tell
people it will be worth it. If it's something you say afterwards, then it's
待った甲斐があった（ありました） where you use the past tense.

In addition, I also suggest looking up the phrase 割に合う, which also means "(a
hard work) paying off". Your waiting paid off, so

> 待つ時間は長いんだけど、うどんがめっちゃ美味しくて、本当に **割にあった** んだ！

