wait on

Example Sentences

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“We never wait on a green light from anyone to tell the stories that we want to tell, and social media has already given us that opportunity,” Tales said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

But the question of whether it made cynical sense to hack the situation’s geopolitics stuck with me: Should people wait on war developments to book their flights?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

That back and forth may have investors feeling uneasy, but they don’t have to wait on the sidelines entirely until the hostilities end.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

“Copy, yeah, we prefer to wait on a gate, but I mean, again, we only got so much time here because there's still a bit of an odor in the back of the airplane.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Through the sliding door, he called out, “Bobby Gene, Caleb,” and then went to wait on the front porch.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon