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

After waiting out a 1-hour 7-minute rain delay, the Nationals drew six walks in the first inning, scoring four runs on just one hit. — Danielle Allentuck, Washington Post, 29 July 2026

In some cases, migrants headed south to the United States stay in the same Montreal safe houses as people who have snuck into Canada and are waiting out the 14-day refugee period. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

An eleven-year-old girl sat in a shelter in Sri Lanka, nursing a six-month-old son, waiting out a court case that would run seven years. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

And then Jack Anderson, who was promoted Tuesday after getting claimed off waivers from Boston on July 11, waited out a replay challenge and stranded a pair of runners to convert his first big-league save. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 July 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