wait on

Example Sentences

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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

The Stowe family spent Christmas in a borrowed boat at the OverWater Marina, but are now looking for new lodgings while they wait on news about Pacemaker.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

“I used to call them, but you can hardly ever get through unless you want to wait on the phone for 45 minutes to an hour.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 19, 2025

“I know it’s a pain for you to wait on me.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline