wait in

phrasal verb

waited in; waiting in; waits in
British
: to stay at home and wait for someone or something to arrive
I can't go out. I've got to wait in for a delivery.

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The company claims that the foot traffic at MLB’s store in the Tokyo Dome was so high that 140 registers were needed to handle the customer demand, with over 2,000 fans waiting in line to enter the store prior to the March 18 game and 1,000 waiting in line for the second game on March 19. — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 20 Mar. 2025 Before the first game on March 18, Fanatics said, more than 2,000 fans waited in line to get into the store, and before the second game the next day, more than 1,000 people waited in line in the snow for access to the shop. — Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025 Folks waited in line for a spot on Quirk's rooftop, vied for a bar seat before shows at the November Theatre, watched construction finally happen on long-vacant buildings, and sweated in the street each year for the Broad Appetit food festival. — Karri Peifer, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 For the next ten hours, the survivors waited in the windy darkness for help to arrive. — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wait in

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