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.
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Many revelers waited in long queues to snap a quick photo on Black Sabbath Bridge or sign the commemorative book at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
But there is a curious asterisk to this part of the story: As the original plane returns to Washington, another red Vega waits in relative obscurity.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, waits in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
On the evening of a ball, for example, a crush of ladies would wait in line inside the house’s legendary address at 7 Rue de la Paix.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
But there is a curious asterisk to this part of the story: As the original plane returns to Washington, another red Vega waits in relative obscurity.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 July 2025
Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Toyota, waits in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
On the evening of a ball, for example, a crush of ladies would wait in line inside the house’s legendary address at 7 Rue de la Paix.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
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“Wait in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20in. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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