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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Jaxson Dart waited out Thursday night’s nervous moments at a back table of his NFL Draft party inside a Minky Couture blanket factory in Ogden, Utah. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 On Friday, China retaliated by raising its tariffs on American goods to 125%, even as the European Union suspended its plans for a 25% tariff on American goods while waiting out Trump’s next moves. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025 But Trump’s regulators may not be as business-friendly as buyers and sellers waiting out Biden’s term had initially hoped. Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 The summer after his junior year, David waited out a rain delay in the Cape Cod collegiate summer league as the picks from the 2016 MLB Draft ticked by on the stadium loudspeaker. Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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 1 May. 2025.

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