waiting up

A form of wait up — To stay awake waiting for somebody to return.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wait up
Cite this entry
APA

waiting up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20up

MLA

“waiting up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20up. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waiting up,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20up.

Source: waiting up on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.