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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Follow These 5 Tips To Be A Model Airplane Passenger By Darlin Tillery Life & Trends Reporter 0 A traveler waiting in a busy airport security line was forced to rethink their place in the queue after overhearing a nearby passenger openly discuss her severe illness. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025 Our customers are online, accessing our websites during commutes, while waiting in line or while shopping in stores. —

Dax Grant, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 When speaking with other RB residents waiting in line at the annex to pick up their mail, Flanery said many are not aware of why their mail is no longer being delivered near their homes. —

Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025 The lawsuit at London's Competition Appeal Tribunal is the first mass lawsuit against a tech giant to come to trial under Britain's burgeoning class action-style regime, with many other cases waiting in the wings. —

Sam Tobin, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wait in