wait on
verb
variants
or less commonly wait upon
waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon
1
a
: to attend as a servant
b
: to supply the wants of : serve
2
: to make a formal call on
3
: to wait for
Examples of wait on in a Sentence
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This is not a situation where the industry is waiting on a scientific breakthrough.
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Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The correspondence reviewed by the AJC pulls the curtain back on the inner workings of one of MARTA’s most complex projects and explains some of the reasons Atlantans are still waiting on the state-of-the-art railcars.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
The company is also waiting on safety certifications from multiple agencies.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The bag was unveiled midway through the party via drone, which flew the bag from the ground floor up to where Scott was waiting on the third floor.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Communities still waiting on reimbursement from one emergency risk having less capacity to front costs for the next.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The office will wait on the full decision, including remarks from the judges, before determining whether to file an appeal.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
And the only team their own size waiting on the other side appears to be whichever survivor emerges from the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
—Kristian Winfield, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
And the only team their own size waiting on the other side appears to be whichever survivor emerges from the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2026
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Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The correspondence reviewed by the AJC pulls the curtain back on the inner workings of one of MARTA’s most complex projects and explains some of the reasons Atlantans are still waiting on the state-of-the-art railcars.
—Thad Moore, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
The company is also waiting on safety certifications from multiple agencies.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
The bag was unveiled midway through the party via drone, which flew the bag from the ground floor up to where Scott was waiting on the third floor.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 27 May 2026
Communities still waiting on reimbursement from one emergency risk having less capacity to front costs for the next.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
The office will wait on the full decision, including remarks from the judges, before determining whether to file an appeal.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
And the only team their own size waiting on the other side appears to be whichever survivor emerges from the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
—Kristian Winfield, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2026
And the only team their own size waiting on the other side appears to be whichever survivor emerges from the Western Conference Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 May 2026
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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