wait on

verb

variants or less commonly wait upon

waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon

transitive verb

1

a

: to attend as a servant

b

: to supply the wants of : serve

2

: to make a formal call on

3

: to wait for

Examples of wait on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Kingsley, a career barista, had been waiting on this opportunity for years. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

Because every step waits on the one before it, the resolution moves at the speed of the slowest handoff rather than the urgency of the constraint. — Jayashree Arunkumar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

For years, the Chicago Bulls have been waiting on a one-two punch. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Kyle Monangai isn’t in the rankings to start, and the Bears play Monday night, so best not to risk waiting on him for mere Flex value. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for wait on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon