wait out

verb

waited out; waiting out; waits out

transitive verb

: to await an end to
wait the storm out

Examples of wait out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But there is something there that keeps me determined not to just wait out the storm—but to protect us in it. Danté Stewart, TIME, 19 July 2024 The weather service advises people to find shelter and wait out the storm. Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024 For a sense of what lies ahead for the Paramount and Skydance execs, the last time a broadcast network and its station groups was sold back in 2011, Comcast and NBCUniversal had to wait out an FCC review that spanned nearly 15 months. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 July 2024 The snubs were therefore left to shuffle sadly out of Barclays Center and forced to wait out a long night before hearing their names called Thursday. Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for wait out 

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Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wait out was in 1849

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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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