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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Farmer, In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale Not even the prospect of Jason Statham playing a farmer named — wait for it — Farmer can make this Uwe Boll movie worthwhile. Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025 The new script is, wait for it, encrypted using what is known as a shifting substitution cipher rather than being in plain text. Davey Winder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 Mid layer: The layer that's—wait for it—in the middle. Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2025 In one of the most twisted ironies of Florida politics, the amendment that said amendments need 60% passed with .. wait for it … less than 60% of the vote. Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait for it

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“Wait for it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20for%20it. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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