wait in

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.

Examples of wait in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Vinesett didn't quite give it enough leg to get it the full 50 yards, and that worked out nicely for Duke as safety Andrew Pellicciotta was waiting in the end zone. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

But Plant, then just one of many 12-year-old schoolgirls waiting in line to meet Diana during her royal visit, got more than the standard handshake. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

If a specialized transformer fails during an extreme storm or heat wave, there aren’t just replacements waiting in a warehouse somewhere. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2026

Voters at Brandywine Elementary School waited in line Tuesday morning until a truck brought more ballots, and one voter says some ballot pages were blank. — Ida Domingo, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for wait in

• aten
• clayton
• satan
• statin
• straighten
• creatine