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can wait

verb — 2 senses

can wait

verb
1

Informal, No past participle, No present participle, Sarcastic A response to can't wait that negates the phrase.

2

No past participle, No present participle Used 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.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.