wait for it

idiom

chiefly British, informal

—used to emphasize that the following statement is foolish, surprising, funny, etc.

He says he was fired because—wait for it—he refused to compromise his principles.

Examples of wait for it in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web See here: Last year, the unemployment rate for 16-to-24-year-olds was 7.9% — the lowest it’s been since 1953, and far better than the — wait for it — 18.4% unemployment rate for that age group in 2010, coming out of the recession. —

Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 Spring is near, and with this transition comes — wait for it — major markdowns. —

Isis Briones, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2024 In anticipation of the mini Devil Wears Prada reunion, Hathaway selected an archival Versace dress from 2018 in a stunning shade of—wait for it—cerulean blue. —

Sam Reed, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2024 The full list of words: hack impact at the end of the day rizz slay iconic cringe-worthy obsessed side hustle wait for it Contact Lily Altavena: laltavena@freepress.com. —

Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 1 Jan. 2024 But no one expected Lamy to rerelease Dark Lilac — that is, until last month, when a few European retailers began selling an ink called, wait for it, Dark Lilac. —

Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2024 San Diego State went on a — wait for it — 41-11 run that shook common sense to its core in a 71-55 script-flipper that kept the Aztecs firmly in the Mountain West race. —

Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024 The addition of Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits comes from (wait for it) a TikTok hack (this video in particular received over 10 million views). —

Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024 The room had — wait for it — entirely glass walls, no blinds or screens. —

Tara Bannow, STAT, 18 Jan. 2024

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