wait and see

Idioms  

1. Bide one's time for events to run their course, as in Do you think they'll raise taxes?—We'll have to wait and see. This expression was first recorded in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719): “We had no remedy but to wait and see.” In Britain the phrase became associated with Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, who in 1910 so often said it to the opposition regarding an impending bill that he became known as “Old Wait and See.”

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Example Sentences

Lee said an independent Fed is important, so investors need to wait and see how that plays out.

From MarketWatch

However, they are content to wait and see how far Tucker’s market drops before jumping in.

From Los Angeles Times

Robb Reck, chief information, trust and security officer at Pax8, a small-business marketplace, said most CISOs are taking a “wait and see approach” to cyber hiring.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors will have to wait and see if the sector weathers the dividend storm, too.

From Barron's

Although an intriguing idea, viewers will have to wait and see what impact the secret traitor has on the rest of the series.

From BBC