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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But if Tiger voluntarily submitted to a permitting process before deciding not to wait on getting a license and sell their product anyway, that could work against it.
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 11 June 2026
The children were waiting on the corner to cross the street, a spokesperson for the Pocatello Police Department told the Idaho Statesman.
—Emily Carmela Nelson, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026
Borrowers can also simply wait on the sidelines to see how rates develop, though Wednesday's latest inflation report indicates that uncertainty will remain high for months to come and perhaps even beyond that.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Critters like mice, squirrels, birds and ants are keen on entering the shelters while humans wait on the sidewalk to avoid getting filth on the bottoms of their shoes.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
In these spaces, ticks often wait on the tips of grass blades, plant stems, and tree branches with their front legs ready to grasp onto any host that happens to brush by or walk under overhanging foliage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
City planners approved the project and are waiting on approval from the city council.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
At the time, Yale’s boathouse had no women’s locker room, and women would wait on the bus in the winter for the men’s team to shower.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Deadline has confirmed that the wait on AMC sites was long as an hour and has now dwindled to around eight minutes, per sources.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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Frank Landymore, Futurism, 11 June 2026
The children were waiting on the corner to cross the street, a spokesperson for the Pocatello Police Department told the Idaho Statesman.
—Emily Carmela Nelson, Idaho Statesman, 11 June 2026
Borrowers can also simply wait on the sidelines to see how rates develop, though Wednesday's latest inflation report indicates that uncertainty will remain high for months to come and perhaps even beyond that.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Critters like mice, squirrels, birds and ants are keen on entering the shelters while humans wait on the sidewalk to avoid getting filth on the bottoms of their shoes.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2026
In these spaces, ticks often wait on the tips of grass blades, plant stems, and tree branches with their front legs ready to grasp onto any host that happens to brush by or walk under overhanging foliage.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
City planners approved the project and are waiting on approval from the city council.
—Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2026
At the time, Yale’s boathouse had no women’s locker room, and women would wait on the bus in the winter for the men’s team to shower.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 6 June 2026
Deadline has confirmed that the wait on AMC sites was long as an hour and has now dwindled to around eight minutes, per sources.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 June 2026
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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