wait in

phrasal verb

waited in; waiting in; waits in

British

: to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrive

I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.

Examples of wait in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Decker found the hourlong wait in the car especially disheartening for her kindergartner. —

Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2024 The industry is holding its breath that OpenAI, or a competitor, has some secret breakthrough waiting in the wings that will justify the massive costs associated with training and deploying LLMs. —

Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 7 Aug. 2024 Some scoured the space with their laptops to find a table while others waited in line to grab something to go. —

Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2024 Hundreds of supporters waited in lines outside the Liacouras Center at Temple University, which has a capacity of 10,000 people, for the event, and packed the arena. —

Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wait in

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