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Definition of wait around phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wait around

phrasal verb

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wait around/about

to stay in a place, with nothing particular to do, for example because you are expecting something to happen or somebody to arrive
- Let’s wait around and see what happens.
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