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.

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And … wait for it … a friend of Sinatra, who called him Little Dickie Gilbert. … The soldiers at The D.C. Party were not trained in precision marching. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 To top it off, one of them is carrying a — wait for it — Mexican flag. Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 Don’t wait for it to fester; chances are, like an infection, a legal issue will only get worse without attention. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 His most recent newsletter takes a look at how the familiar orange and blue 76 logo, a longtime Dodgers sponsor, is now also sponsoring the, wait for it .... Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait for it

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“Wait for it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20for%20it. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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