The phrase "despite the wait" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which someone continues to do something or remain positive despite an expected setback. Example: Despite the wait, the patient was still in good spirits when they arrived for their appointment.
Dr. Marc Schecter, medical director of the pediatric lung transplant program, said Nelson, despite the wait and the uncertainty, held together.
Given the voting preferences of the crowd, it was very much in the interests of the Obama campaign to keep everyone happy and in queue, despite the wait.
But despite the wait, everyone I met was super happy, with a fair few squeals of excitement and nerves as they've put something in front of me to sign.
Despite the wait, there was the sense backstage after the show that people thought they had witnessed something special from a designer who in recent years has pushed himself harder and harder.
Despite the wait to enter stadiums, Mbombio claims the threat is contained.
Despite the wait Sister Dominic said the matter was "in the hands of the Lord" and she was confident a decision would be made at the right time.
Despite the waiting lists for treatment, there are sound medical reasons for closing wards: many operations no longer require a stay in hospital and it is often more cost-effective to spend any money saved in GPs' surgeries.
The Giuliani administration's lack of planning (including a two-thirds reduction of fiscal staff responsible for processing contracts) left $105 million in unallocated child care funds, despite the waiting lists.
Despite the waiting list for general seating season tickets, newly added club seats have not sold out.
Despite the waiting times, most of the participants in both groups said that they would prefer home ultraviolet B phototherapy in the future: 92% (83/90) of patients treated at home compared with 60% (53/88) treated in the outpatient department (difference 32%, 95% confidence interval 19.5% to 44.5%).
The report said the patient had been on a trolley for nine hours of the wait, despite being assessed as being at high risk of pressure damage to their skin.
