wait on

verb

variants or less commonly wait upon
waited on also waited upon; waiting on also waiting upon; waits on also waits upon
Synonyms of wait onnext

transitive verb

1
a
: to attend as a servant
b
: to supply the wants of : serve
2
: to make a formal call on
3
: to wait for

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Yet in many organizations, employees are still acting as the integration layer between disconnected systems while AI capabilities wait on the sidelines. — Mia Urman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Other communities that didn’t wait on the federal government to draft their own rules have already seen higher bills. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Board member David Young also suggested waiting on approving the budget, on the grounds that the county is waiting for its September tax payments to come in. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 On a standardized itinerary sold through a reseller, that request might mean waiting on a response from whoever built the original package, then waiting again while the reseller confirms it with the operator on the ground. — Emma Capp, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wait on

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