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

And crucially, by funding more of these formal asylum hearings for those who wait in line. —Abc News, ABC News, 6 June 2024

Spertus also tried unsuccessfully to argue that Grossman was not read her rights during nearly an hour of waiting in a police car after the crash and as such, her statements during that period were inadmissible. —Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

The right accessories can completely transform your travel experience this summer, and Amazon is waiting in the wings with prices that are frankly too good to pass up. —Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2024

The new system caused delays at many polling stations, with voters waiting in slow, snaking lines. —Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 29 May 2024