just (you) wait
idiom
—used to say that one is sure that something will happen
He'll be a star someday—just (you) wait.
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But just wait: Weather Underground forecasts a low of 38 there next Saturday morning.
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The best conductors of Strauss’s tone poems revel in the quieter stuff, rather than seeming to just wait impatiently for the next blaring climax.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
If these deals impressed you, just wait — this is only the start of what’s in store for your New Year.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Those who do don’t hug or celebrate, just wait, fidget and ignore.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
The best conductors of Strauss’s tone poems revel in the quieter stuff, rather than seeming to just wait impatiently for the next blaring climax.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
If these deals impressed you, just wait — this is only the start of what’s in store for your New Year.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2025
Those who do don’t hug or celebrate, just wait, fidget and ignore.
—Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Just (you) wait.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just%20%28you%29%20wait. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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