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Discover LudwigThe phrase "wait up for" is correct and usable in written English.
It simply means to wait in anticipation of someone or something. For example, "I'm going to be home early, so wait up for me!".
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There's nobody to wait up for.
My teamster lived in Queens with his sister, who would wait up for him at night.
He wonders, Should he wait up for his wife and confront her?
Olson slept in Emilia's room and had planned to wait up for the nurses' last rounds.
If he is late, I wait up for him to come.
Ashley is going out for New Year's Eve and tells Simon not to wait up for her.
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"We have people that wait up at night for the counter price to change.
Valerie James waited up for O'Neill.
"You were waiting up for her.
She waited up for him at night.
However late he came home, Naina waited up for him.
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