wait on

verb

variants or less commonly wait upon

waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon

transitive verb

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Working at the local level instead of waiting on Springfield. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

Now that Big Bear eagle Jackie is no longer in her nest, Friends of Big Bear Valley are left waiting on nature to see what will happen, especially since Shadow hasn't been seen returning on the live web cameras. — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

For now, importing panels still gets more solar built, faster, than waiting on a domestic supply chain that's still just getting started. — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Every part of the message funnels him toward a stranger waiting on the other end of the phone. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for wait on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon