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 county was waiting on information from federal and state officials to find out if the local cases were tied to the multi-state outbreak involving iceberg lettuce. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Obviously, with the clock ticking to get this legislation to the Senate floor, those in Washington were waiting on conferences to either put their support behind this or move on. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Teams might be waiting on the Detroit Tigers to first trade Tarik Skubal. — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 July 2026

Yet despite their clear burnout, most can’t afford to simply quit; not with the cost of living squeezing every paycheck, AI already closing in on entry-level roles, and one of the toughest job markets in years waiting on the other side. — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for wait on

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