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

Guests going to and from the ice will now overnight—or wait out weather delays—at this elegant new property. — Paul Brady, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2026

Her plan to ditch her small-minded ex-husband (who doesn’t appear in Season 2) doesn’t include sitting for rounds of speed-dating or waiting out a relationship that may never end. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2026

Monarchs typically live two to six weeks, but the butterflies that migrate to Mexico can live up to nine months and spend their lives moving south, waiting out the winter and migrating north again before breeding in the spring. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026

Friendship conflict is not a phase to wait out or a problem to solve on a teenager’s behalf. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wait out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout