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.
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Other customers resorted to waiting in line at GameStop, which is offering preorders at its physical stores.
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Emiliano Fernandez, a Catholic from Mexico, was waiting in line around midnight, and after two hours still had not reached the basilica.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
There are 2,600 gigawatts of generation waiting in line, double the current size of the entire fleet of US power generators.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 22 Apr. 2025
Expect to sit in traffic and wait in lines everywhere.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
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Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
Emiliano Fernandez, a Catholic from Mexico, was waiting in line around midnight, and after two hours still had not reached the basilica.
—Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
There are 2,600 gigawatts of generation waiting in line, double the current size of the entire fleet of US power generators.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 22 Apr. 2025
Expect to sit in traffic and wait in lines everywhere.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wait in
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“Wait in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20in. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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