Definition
To be about to become important or central.
In Context
- "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!"
See Also
- -in-waiting