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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The staff would be up until midnight cooking, serving and waiting on them.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Two planes sat idling on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport late Wednesday night, both of them waiting on disparate groups of Spurs players and staffers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
Doustdar has said that 88% of people on the pill are taking the lowest starter dose of the drug, signaling that many patients have been waiting on oral options.
—Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
More than a month later, single-stair advocates are still waiting on that report — though a draft version obtained by CalMatters hints that the office may be considering a modest change to the state building code.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Ruggie, Evanston’s corporation counsel, emphasized that as a ‘home-rule’ community that doesn’t have to wait on federal or state action, the city has the authority to impose a levy on the products.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Investigators are waiting on the results of a toxicology report to determine if the pedestrian was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
For June, the average time people waited on hold before speaking to an agent dropped to 13 minutes, versus 20 in June of last year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
And those not restored are only waiting on access from 1 or 2 tenants for restoration to be complete.
—Elle McLogan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Two planes sat idling on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport late Wednesday night, both of them waiting on disparate groups of Spurs players and staffers.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Feb. 2026
Doustdar has said that 88% of people on the pill are taking the lowest starter dose of the drug, signaling that many patients have been waiting on oral options.
—Annika Kim Constantino,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
More than a month later, single-stair advocates are still waiting on that report — though a draft version obtained by CalMatters hints that the office may be considering a modest change to the state building code.
—Calmatters, Oc Register, 10 Feb. 2026
Alexandra Ruggie, Evanston’s corporation counsel, emphasized that as a ‘home-rule’ community that doesn’t have to wait on federal or state action, the city has the authority to impose a levy on the products.
—Alexandra Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Investigators are waiting on the results of a toxicology report to determine if the pedestrian was under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
For June, the average time people waited on hold before speaking to an agent dropped to 13 minutes, versus 20 in June of last year.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
And those not restored are only waiting on access from 1 or 2 tenants for restoration to be complete.
—Elle McLogan, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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