wait on

verb

variants or less commonly wait upon

waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon

transitive verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The team is waiting on the City of San Jose for the OK to open it, according to Sakura Marketplace CEO Kazuhiro Takeda. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Other teams are waiting on James and won’t get him, and Paul, as a super agent, will need to be able to work with those teams in the future. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 23 July 2026

The Rams, at least publicly, are still waiting on a decision from the three-time NFL defensive player of the year who retired after the 2023 season. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

The Miami Heat and the other teams vying for LeBron James in free agency this offseason aren’t the only entities waiting on James’ decision. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for wait on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon