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.
Examples of wait in in a Sentence
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Various accommodations are available for different access needs, including HERO Passes for guests who may have difficulty waiting in traditional lines.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The holes are where residents would be either making their way to the polls or waiting in line to vote.
—Lyndie Chiou, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2024
The Fenty Beauty founder’s latest comments likely won’t ease eager fans who are waiting in anticipation for more music from Rihanna.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Is there an acceptable vice president or speaker of the House waiting in the wings?
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Patrons are more than willing to wait in hourlong lines for the $49.50 ceramic figurine that has become a highly coveted collector’s item.
—Steve Reed, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Teams have been known to get new facilities without another suitor waiting in the wings.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
If everything goes according to plan for Miami this year, the Hurricanes won’t need Bell in 2024, but a lineman like that is still a pretty good developmental prospect to have waiting in the wings.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The series finale found David’s fictional alter ego on trial in Atlanta for violating a real-life Georgia law that bars giving food or drinks to people waiting in line to vote.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
The holes are where residents would be either making their way to the polls or waiting in line to vote.
—Lyndie Chiou, WIRED, 21 Apr. 2024
The Fenty Beauty founder’s latest comments likely won’t ease eager fans who are waiting in anticipation for more music from Rihanna.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
Is there an acceptable vice president or speaker of the House waiting in the wings?
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Patrons are more than willing to wait in hourlong lines for the $49.50 ceramic figurine that has become a highly coveted collector’s item.
—Steve Reed, Quartz, 13 Apr. 2024
Teams have been known to get new facilities without another suitor waiting in the wings.
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
If everything goes according to plan for Miami this year, the Hurricanes won’t need Bell in 2024, but a lineman like that is still a pretty good developmental prospect to have waiting in the wings.
—Susan Miller Degnan, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2024
The series finale found David’s fictional alter ego on trial in Atlanta for violating a real-life Georgia law that bars giving food or drinks to people waiting in line to vote.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Wait in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20in. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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