wait in

phrasal verb

waited in; waiting in; waits in

British

: to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrive

I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.

Examples of wait in in a Sentence

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They were told to wait in the lobby before they were told the room was only available by appointment. —

Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2025 The door was already open, and Celia Paul stood waiting in the hallway inside. —

Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 Their benne seed cookie kept me while waiting in the long weekend lines. —

Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025 Earlier in the week, the Trump administration cut off a path for legal entry for migrants who were waiting in Mexico for scheduled appointments to request asylum or were trying to schedule such appointments. —

Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wait in