Why won't my iPhone 5 let me download apps?

PLEASE HELP!!! My iPhone 5 will not let me download any apps, even if they are "FREE" ones. If I attempt to, it asks for my Apple ID password, then gives me a message that says  "Unable to Purchase" "(application name) could not be purchased at this time. Please try again later." It will, however, let me pull stuff from the iCloud & purchase new iTunes. Although, with iTunes, I get the same message but then it will download the song anyway.

What's happening? Does it say waiting? How big is the download? Have you tried rebooting?

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