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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Meanwhile, the district is still waiting on Jackson County to deliver its final assessed property values for the year, which would also affect levy rate decisions, Hertzog said. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 More than a year and a half later, the city is still waiting on the report. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Both sides seem to be waiting on the other to lose patience, but with two old pros in agent Pat Brisson and GM Don Waddell, that might take a while. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Lawyers who practice in Mississippi told ProPublica that many of their cases were languishing after the parties filed briefs and were waiting on a judge’s response. — Carla Astudillo, ProPublica, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wait on

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“Wait on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%20on. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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