Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait for it

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.33 in modern English

Syllables
wait- -for it
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.

Colloquial

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What does wait for it mean?
Used to draw attention to and build suspense, often ironically, for a remark to come.

How to pronounce wait for it

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