Sentence examples for waiting for check from inspiring English sources

The phrase "waiting for check" is not entirely correct in standard written English; it should be "waiting for the check." You can use it in contexts where you are indicating that you are anticipating the arrival of a bill or payment, often in a restaurant or similar setting.
Example: "After finishing our meal, we were waiting for the check to settle the bill."

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"Next!" they bark to customers waiting for check in, like we are at a Dunkin' Donuts or worse.

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The saddest sight on a recent visit was not the patients waiting for check-ups, counselling, art therapy and gym training, but the mothers being sent away empty-handed to seek help for their addict children nearer home.

Some of its employees have been evicted from their offices for nonpayment of rent, social service groups have laid off hundreds of workers while waiting for checks, pharmacies have closed for lack of Medicaid payments.

Meanwhile, merchant partners gain access to the benefits of being able to support credit cards – offering their customers choice, and getting faster cashflows (no waiting for checks to clear, e.g). in return.

Even if you don't mind the extra expense, waiting for check-in luggage to be processed and redistributed after arrival can add another half hour or more to your airport experience – and occasionally, bags that don't make the flight must be sent to you at a much later date.

The new building will have a baggage system allowing passengers to drop off bags as soon as they arrive without having to wait for check-in to open.

Rather than wait for checks to clear or invoices to be paid, transactions can be processed on the spot via mobile connection.

Always wait for checks and money orders to clear your account before you ship.

Long after midnight, Maynor stood in his trailer, waiting for his check for $1,015 — or $14 less than Dossey earned.

And, like tens of thousands of other people in the South, she is waiting for a check from FEMA.

And a few said they were still waiting for a check, more than a year after applying.

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