wait in
phrasal 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.
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But my trip was done, and my ride was waiting in the Uncle Johnny’s parking lot.
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Shops have been closed across Tehran, including in its famed Grand Bazaar, as people wait in gas lines and pack roads leading out of the city to escape the onslaught.
—Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Revelers wait in line to sample the bar’s signature cocktails and massive beer selection in Lakeview, the epicenter of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ night life.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Cars filled with people fleeing waited in miles-long lines at gas stations, trying to buy fuel.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 17 June 2025
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Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 20 June 2025
Shops have been closed across Tehran, including in its famed Grand Bazaar, as people wait in gas lines and pack roads leading out of the city to escape the onslaught.
—Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Revelers wait in line to sample the bar’s signature cocktails and massive beer selection in Lakeview, the epicenter of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ night life.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
Cars filled with people fleeing waited in miles-long lines at gas stations, trying to buy fuel.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 17 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for wait in
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“Wait in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20in. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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