wait in

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.

Examples of wait in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At quarterback, Houston boasts returning starter Conner Weigman, with five-star true freshman Keisean Henderson waiting in the wings. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Normally, Kim’s supposed to be working downstairs in the clinic, where families wait in gray plastic chairs in the lobby for free or low-cost immunizations. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Migrants wait in front of the temporary detention center in Ceuta on Sunday to start the process to get asylum in the country. — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2026

At the end of the tour, I was directed to a track, where a driver waited in a bright-yellow Xiaomi SU7 Ultra. — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for wait in

• aten
• clayton
• satan
• statin
• straighten
• creatine