wait in

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

Players like Tristan Luneau and Stian Solberg are waiting in the wings, and the Ducks already used nine different D-men in the playoffs. —Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 10 June 2026

While the Knicks took the first two games in San Antonio, New Yorkers waited in lines down the block to get into any bar that was showing the games. —Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

According to campus health services, students currently wait six to 11 days for primary care appointments at the existing health center, with no wait in urgent care. —Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2026

Assisi is a town for wandering rather than rushing, for sitting in a piazza rather than waiting in a line. —Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026

Rhymes for wait in

• aten
• clayton
• satan
• statin
• straighten
• creatine