wait out

verb

waited out; waiting out; waits out

transitive verb

: to await an end to
wait the storm out

Examples of wait out in a Sentence

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The alligators of Arctic Canada lay motionless in the swamps to wait out months of polar night, as dawn redwoods filtered the starlight. Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025 There was also an acceptance that, as director of football operations at the Etihad, the only remaining promotion available would require him to wait out chief executive Ferran Soriano, who had been a mentor to him. Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 Underground, the plant waits out much of the summer and fall in the form of tubers, chunky roots that store nutrients. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025 The clear answer was to look down the road, develop product for the future and wait out the market. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait out

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wait out was in 1849

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“Wait out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20out. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.

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