wait out

Idioms  

1. Delay until the end of something, as in They waited out the war in Paris. This expression comes from baseball, where it alludes to the batter refraining from swinging at pitches in the hope of being walked (getting to first base on balls). It was first recorded in 1909 and was transferred to other activities by the 1930s.

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wait out

Beyond that, many are left with no choice but to wait out the storm.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

But American business owners and policymakers are grappling with a thornier question: Are high energy costs a temporary nuisance to wait out, or a long-term economic reality that calls for price increases right now?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

“Perishables can’t be warehoused to wait out a price spike, they require diesel-dependent refrigerated trucking constantly,” Lempert said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

As companies linked to housing wait out the market, they are also contending with threats from tech.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

He said, “I’ll get your orders. Why don’t you wait out here?”

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

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