wait out

verb

waited out; waiting out; waits out

transitive verb

: to await an end to

wait the storm out

Examples of wait out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Monarchs typically live two to six weeks, but the butterflies that migrate to Mexico can live up to nine months and spend their lives moving south, waiting out the winter and migrating north again before breeding in the spring. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Friendship conflict is not a phase to wait out or a problem to solve on a teenager’s behalf. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

The flight took off from Mendoza, Argentina, after being forced to land there to wait out bad weather the day before, on its way from Montevideo, Uruguay, to Santiago, Chile. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026

Mary’s gown billowed in the wind; in fact, the whole illustration showed the storm, from the water breaking against the monastery to the kneeling pilgrims, bundled for warmth, waiting out the downpour on the shore. — Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wait out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout