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Discover LudwigThe phrase "lay in wait" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express the idea of someone or something secretly waiting to ambush or take action against someone or something else. For example: "The police officers lay in wait for the thief to make his move."
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He lay in wait.
Yet more trouble lay in wait.
Just out of sight, the hunters lay in wait.
Gangs inside the prison would lay in wait for him.
In each place, the prospect of cash side games lay in wait.
Gunmen firebombed their house and lay in wait as they fled, before opening fire.
Seven acres of cars lay in wait, carcasses ready to be stripped and used.
Hiking here is not for shufflers, as bulging tree roots lay in wait.
At the traffic light, a group of window washers lay in wait.
He lay in wait for the singer, killing him as he arrived home.
War thus continued to lay in wait for us; it didn't want to surrender.
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