wait in
phrasal 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.
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Of the ships and vessels waiting in the waters off Venezuela before the raid, the Ford carrier was the biggest hitter, leading a strike group — a formation of US Navy vessels that can include destroyers, cruisers and submarines.
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Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
At the end of last week, after another long day of talks in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine’s envoys huddled around a phone for a call with their boss, who was waiting in Kyiv to hear their report.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
At the city’s most popular and longest-running bakeries, preorders often sell out and walk-ins can involve waiting in lines that snake around the block.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Martinez-Carrada's three surviving children and husband waited in Maryland, desperate for her return.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2026
At the end of last week, after another long day of talks in Abu Dhabi, Ukraine’s envoys huddled around a phone for a call with their boss, who was waiting in Kyiv to hear their report.
—Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026
At the city’s most popular and longest-running bakeries, preorders often sell out and walk-ins can involve waiting in lines that snake around the block.
—Samantha Nelson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
Martinez-Carrada's three surviving children and husband waited in Maryland, desperate for her return.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Wait in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20in. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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