wait on
verb
variants
or less commonly wait upon
waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon
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
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Deadline has confirmed that the wait on AMC sites was long as an hour and has now dwindled to around eight minutes, per sources.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Authorities were still waiting on the results of toxicology tests.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Housekeeping is excellent and includes nightly turndown with little treats waiting on your pillow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
That resulted in a delay when the jury asked a question during its deliberations, meaning the panel was kept waiting on an answer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Takeout from Visconti’s Ristorante waited on the counter.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
San Diego is still waiting on Catarina Macario.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
The industry, meanwhile, is waiting on bated breath to see if another crypto bill will become law in 2026, with six months left for possible action at the federal level.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Don’t wait on vendors or a third party.
—Philip Martin, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Authorities were still waiting on the results of toxicology tests.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Housekeeping is excellent and includes nightly turndown with little treats waiting on your pillow.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
That resulted in a delay when the jury asked a question during its deliberations, meaning the panel was kept waiting on an answer.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 2 June 2026
Takeout from Visconti’s Ristorante waited on the counter.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
San Diego is still waiting on Catarina Macario.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
The industry, meanwhile, is waiting on bated breath to see if another crypto bill will become law in 2026, with six months left for possible action at the federal level.
—Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
Don’t wait on vendors or a third party.
—Philip Martin, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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