Phrase info

wait for it

Meaning

wait for it

(idiomatic, colloquial) Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.
I just found out that my ex-wife, who never wanted children, now has two kids called, wait for it, Ludwig and Balthazar.

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Examples

Those who are ahead of their time often have to wait for it in uncomfortable quarters. Stanisław Jerzy Lec

It is better to abolish serfdom from above than to wait for it to abolish itself from below. Alexander II of Russia

My relationship with death remains the same - I'm strongly against it, All I can do is wait for it. Woody Allen

When you wait for tomorrow it never comes. When you don't wait for it tomorrow still comes. Guinea Proverb

When you don't wait for it tomorrow still comes. Guinea Proverb

Time brings everything, to those who can wait for it. German Proverb

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