waiting it out
Example Sentences
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Most private tech companies—many that have spent years biding their time—will be forced to keep waiting it out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
But for parents who want — need — their child to fall asleep so they can sleep, too, waiting it out might not feel like a viable option.
From Salon • May 12, 2023
Those on interstate flights scrambled for rental cars, opting to make long drives instead of waiting it out at the airport.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2022
At the same time, more sellers than ever are waiting it out in hopes that spring will bring a boom in demand and rising prices, Hill said.
From Reuters • Nov. 15, 2022
He’s been waiting it out, and so has Seth Greggory.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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