wait for it

idiom

chiefly British, informal

—used to emphasize that the following statement is foolish, surprising, funny, etc.

He says he was fired because—wait for it—he refused to compromise his principles.

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However, at Taiwan Innotech Expo 2024, the company Singular Wings Medical has shown off its non-invasive CGM that monitors blood sugar using – wait for it – an electrocardiogram, or ECG, signal. —

New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2024 Apparently, the Blue Crown, which is a priceless artifact (a much bigger get than $50,000 for the amulet), went missing in the 1700s and is believed to be — wait for it — among Blackbeard’s missing treasure. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 This allows for much more powerful and efficient magnets at the heart of CAT scanners, particle accelerators, some power transmission networks, and, wait for it, electric motors. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2024 This particular treasure — the Blue Crown — has everything to do with a family curse and, wait for it, a ghost. —

Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for wait for it