waiting it out
Example Sentences
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Most private tech companies—many that have spent years biding their time—will be forced to keep waiting it out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
But for parents who want — need — their child to fall asleep so they can sleep, too, waiting it out might not feel like a viable option.
From Salon • May 12, 2023
At the same time, more sellers than ever are waiting it out in hopes that spring will bring a boom in demand and rising prices, Hill said.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2022
When the researchers watched kingfishers, they saw that the more times the fish flashed, the longer the birds waited, as if they were waiting it out, too.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021
I went to work but came home early and lay in a dark corner of the basement, waiting it out.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
