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

Recent Examples on the Web After losing control of the rope and dropping it, the man waited in a fork in the tree about 65 feet up in the air for fire personnel to arrive. —

Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2024 Pollard faced the same health condition as his late father, who waited in San Diego for a heart that never arrived Facebook The unsettling memory from more than 30 dusty years ago, tucked away for so long, jarred Scot Pollard as if he was being struck by a lightning bolt from the past. —

Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for wait in

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