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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The Dodgers were back to waiting out the bad pitches, driving up pitch counts and hammering the strikes. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2025 China seems ready to wait out his trade-defying tariffs, having been preparing for this moment since Trump’s first term. Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025 Holmes consulted pitching coach Jeremy Hefner, a former starting pitcher himself, about how much to throw and what to throw while waiting out the rain. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025 Even with rock-bottom prices, only those with plenty of cash and an unshakable belief in the area can stomach the risk of waiting out a comeback. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 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 16 May. 2025.

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