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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Dining is in high demand at Gritz, where guests typically encounter a two-hour wait on weekends.
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Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Officials are still waiting on a coroner's report, but Hochman noted that the bulk of the discovery has been turned over to the defense counsel.
—Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Investigators are waiting on the boy's toxicology results to see if drugs or alcohol played a role.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Seconds of disaster, hours of harrowing wait A disaster that unfolded in seconds left a group of survivors waiting on a mountainside for hours in frigid temperatures, knowing that many of their peers would not be making it out alive.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Sisk said the sheriff’s office was waiting on Offutt’s health form required for transfer to state jails.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Indiana officials said birds on both farms tested positive, though the Indiana State Animal Board of Health is waiting on confirmation from a federal lab in Iowa.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
The staff would be up until midnight cooking, serving and waiting on them.
—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
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Angela Osorio, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Officials are still waiting on a coroner's report, but Hochman noted that the bulk of the discovery has been turned over to the defense counsel.
—Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
Investigators are waiting on the boy's toxicology results to see if drugs or alcohol played a role.
—Nick Lentz, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
Seconds of disaster, hours of harrowing wait A disaster that unfolded in seconds left a group of survivors waiting on a mountainside for hours in frigid temperatures, knowing that many of their peers would not be making it out alive.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Sisk said the sheriff’s office was waiting on Offutt’s health form required for transfer to state jails.
—Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Indiana officials said birds on both farms tested positive, though the Indiana State Animal Board of Health is waiting on confirmation from a federal lab in Iowa.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 18 Feb. 2026
The staff would be up until midnight cooking, serving and waiting on them.
—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
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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