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

Others will have to wait on holding screens for an unknown amount of time. — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

This way, statistical confidence gets flagged earlier, so decisions don't wait on an arbitrary deadline, and underperforming variants get phased out automatically instead of running to completion for no reason. — Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Federal agents were waiting on the tarmac to greet them, handcuffs at the ready. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

The autopsy has already been completed, but authorities are waiting on toxicology findings to determine the cause and manner of her death. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for wait on

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