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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An 0-2 count turned to 3-2 as Riley chipped away, waiting out Wheeler in the second inning of the second game. Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The empire’s forces just had to wait out the winter as the patriots slinked back south. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025 Instead of merely making a tent that's as light as possible at the cost of comfort, Durston understands that backpackers and mountaineers will be living in their tent night after night and might very well be holed up for days on end, waiting out dangerous weather and conditions. New Atlas, 6 May 2025 With the Trump administration slashing budgets and threatening to revoke tax-exempt status for nonprofits, some Southern California social justice organizations have gone into a defensive crouch, hoping to wait out the passing storm. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 24 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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