wait on

Example Sentences

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For several seconds, a silence settled over the people waiting on the depot platform.

From Literature

That could mean companies that were waiting on the sidelines and absorbing the tariff hit will now move toward passing on those costs.

From Barron's

More than a month later, single-stair advocates are still waiting on that report — though a draft version obtained by CalMatters hints that the office may be considering a modest change to the state building code.

From Los Angeles Times

And I have a teenager to get ready for school that we’re always all waiting on.

From Los Angeles Times

The added benefit of arriving into these positions, whether wide or central, rather than waiting on the touchline for the ball, helped him get on the ball with separation from his marker more often too.

From BBC