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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Football Manager is seemingly competing with its own legacy and making the tough decision to ask its fans to wait out a year rather than rush out an obligatory, flawed title. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 7 Feb. 2025 The woman, who wants to keep the baby, moves to London to avoid scandal, waiting out the pregnancy alone in the hope that the narrator will join her. Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025 Hoping for a calm four years while waiting out Trump’s term is not a viable option for South Korea, either. Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024 Not even a thunderstorm could stop the New Year's Eve partiers in Times Square from waiting out the ball drop. Sabienna Bowman, People.com, 1 Jan. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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