wait it out
Let it pass
To wait it out is to remain patient through something unpleasant until it passes or resolves on its own.
The phrase implies endurance rather than action—you're not fixing the problem, just outlasting it: We decided to wait out the storm in the car.
The only thing to do with a cold is wait it out.
- patienceCalm during delays
- endureSuffer through without yielding
- bideTo linger expectantly
- bide your timeDelay action until opportune
- lingerStay beyond necessity
hold on · weather · persevere · stay the course · long haul · hunker down · sit tight · white knuckle · hang in there · storm · delay · pause · limbo · killing time · in the meantime · restless · anticipation · vigil
- patience phraseshold on, just a minute, one moment, one second, in a moment
- holding firmhold, hold fast, hold firm, hold on, hold onto
wait it outtake action
Begin doing something
act now · intervene · jump in · take matters into one's own hands · spring into action
wait it outgive up
Stop attempting something
quit · abandon ship · bail out · throw in the towel · walk away
wait, out, waits, waited, waiting, waiter, waitress, outs, outed