wait and see

Example Sentences

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"So far, wait and see," one EU diplomat said, on condition of anonymity, summing up the attitude toward Magyar.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Most shipping companies will continue to wait and see if there is a tentative peace agreement and whether that might hold, Jensen says, and if that occurs, a slow ramping up of shipping may resume.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

RBI Gov. Sanjay Malhotra said the monetary board had judged it prudent to wait and see how growth and inflation develop, warning that the war is likely to impair economic activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“We feel like our policy’s in a good place for us to wait and see how that turns out,” Powell said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“Or d’you want to wait and see if it does a few backflips?”

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling