Idiom
wait for it
Meaning
Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The surprise is coming, so just wait for it.”
“I have a secret about the new project, but wait for it until the meeting starts.”
“He paused dramatically before revealing the final result, telling the audience to wait for it as the tension in the room grew.”
Examples
simple
“The surprise is coming, so just wait for it.”
contextual
“I have a secret about the new project, but wait for it until the meeting starts.”
complex
“He paused dramatically before revealing the final result, telling the audience to wait for it as the tension in the room grew.”
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