English Explanatory Dictionary

wait in the wings

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be about to become important or central.

Pronunciation

En-au-wait in the wings.ogg En-us-wait in the wings.oga

Word forms

wait in the wings waits in the wings waiting in the wings waited in the wings

Related words

-in-waiting
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