Travel delays · Getting around
wait it out
wait until it passes
If you wait it out, you wait until a difficult or unpleasant situation has ended.
This vs that
We waited it out until the snow stopped.
The station staff told us to sit tight.
Hear it in real life
Should we try to find another bus?
No, let's wait it out here until the traffic clears.
The roads were too dangerous, so we found a café and waited it out.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Wait it out' is a natural, compact way to talk about getting through a temporary problem.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We waited ‸ out until the storm stopped.
Say: We waited it out until the storm stopped.
Keep 'it' in the phrasal verb.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
wait it out until ___
We waited it out until the rain eased off.
Let's wait it out until the traffic starts moving again.
Travel delays words
Getting around · Travel delays: the words around “wait it out”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
We found a café and waited it out.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
wait it out
wait until it passes
“The roads were too dangerous, so we found a café and waited it out.”
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