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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Most of that time was spent waiting on Monken, who surprisingly landed the Browns’ job last Wednesday.
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
No one yet wants to groom a kid who is still waiting on his growth spurt.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Ultra-luxury buyers aren’t waiting on interest rates to drop.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
When a pompous male customer refused to be waited on by a female server, Bass quietly approached the table.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The two went back and forth all season as Violet came to terms with her feelings and waited on her best friend's blessing.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The staircase into the canyon consists of 273 stair steps that will be waiting on the way out.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Futures trading platforms like Kalshi turn to institutional market makers to fill contracts when there isn’t someone waiting on the other side to complete a deal.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One level-one trauma center hospital in Tucson declined to release information, and The Associated Press was waiting on a response from another.
—Colleen Slevin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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Dan Duggan, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
No one yet wants to groom a kid who is still waiting on his growth spurt.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Ultra-luxury buyers aren’t waiting on interest rates to drop.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2026
When a pompous male customer refused to be waited on by a female server, Bass quietly approached the table.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
The two went back and forth all season as Violet came to terms with her feelings and waited on her best friend's blessing.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
The staircase into the canyon consists of 273 stair steps that will be waiting on the way out.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Futures trading platforms like Kalshi turn to institutional market makers to fill contracts when there isn’t someone waiting on the other side to complete a deal.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 27 Jan. 2026
One level-one trauma center hospital in Tucson declined to release information, and The Associated Press was waiting on a response from another.
—Colleen Slevin, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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