How to Pronounce "wait about"
expression
ˈweɪt/ /əˈbaʊt
WAYT uh-BOWT
wˈeɪt/ /ɐbˈaʊt
WAYT uh-BOWT
Definition
To spend time in a place, often with no specific purpose, while waiting for something or someone.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈweɪt/ /əˈbaʊt
British English
wˈeɪt/ /ɐbˈaʊt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
WAYT uh-BOWT
UK
WAYT uh-BOWT
Listen in Context
Please wait about in the lobby until I call you.
They told us to wait about outside the office.
The students had to wait about for the bus to arrive.
No one told me where to go, so I just waited about until someone showed up.