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.

Examples of wait in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For now, court watchers will wait in earnest to see how the 11th Circuit rules and whether the Supreme Court once again is compelled to wade into Trump’s legal travails over this important Article 2 question. —Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 July 2024

Several far-right would-be leaders are also waiting in the wings in Europe. —Dave Lawler, Axios, 12 July 2024

Parked just past her house was the Home Depot flatbed truck, waiting in the middle of the road. —Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 9 July 2024

Some mothers carried their children away on their backs, while others waited in the courtyard with their children as calls to doctors’ phones rang unanswered. —Hanna Arhirova and Illia Novikov, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024