Iphone 4s says waiting when downloading apps

iphone 4s says waiting when downloading apps and never downloads the app. What am i doing wrong? It does this when i am using the wifi or the 3G

My phone was doing that when I first got it, but try reseting it & see what happens. Maybe you dont have enough signal when downloading the apps.

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