can wait

verb

A response to can't wait that negates the phrase.

“Could you move, please? I need to get by! I'm not done yet. You can wait.”

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Meanings

verbcan wait (third-person singular simple present can wait, no present participle, simple past could wait, no past participle)

past could wait

  1. informalno past participleno present participlesarcasticA response to can't wait that negates the phrase.
  2. no past participleno present participleUsed to dismiss a concern considered urgent by another party.

    Could you move, please? I need to get by! I'm not done yet. You can wait.

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APA

can wait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20wait

MLA

“can wait.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20wait. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “can wait,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/can%20wait.

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