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Meaning of wait in the wings | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To be about to become important or central.

idiomatic

Examples

“Theire ^([sic]) is something obscene about a person spending $40 a seat to be told that redemtion ^([sic]) is a spaceship and that "god" is waiting in the wings to forgive the sins of the flesh.”
“He's there in the dark, he's there in my heart / He waits in the wings, he's gotta play a part / Trouble is a friend, yeah, trouble is a friend of mine, oh oh!”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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