Idiom
wait in the wings
Meaning
To be about to become important or central.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The new manager is waiting in the wings.”
“While the current director finishes his term, his successor is waiting in the wings to take over.”
“With the aging monarch showing signs of fatigue, the ambitious prince waits in the wings, ready to claim the throne at a moment's notice.”
Examples
simple
“The new manager is waiting in the wings.”
contextual
“While the current director finishes his term, his successor is waiting in the wings to take over.”
complex
“With the aging monarch showing signs of fatigue, the ambitious prince waits in the wings, ready to claim the throne at a moment's notice.”
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