If the weather gets too bad, the teams are forced to sit tight and wait for it to clear; a situation known as "lie up".

The locomotive is then forced to stop and wait till the road is once more clear.

Twice he was forced to stop and wait in the shadows while someone passed by only yards away.

At every few steps they were forced to halt and wait for me, though I did my utmost to keep us with them.

Travelers were forced to take shelter and wait for things to clear.

Bo was forced to sit down and wait.

The humans are forced to retreat and wait for the next attack, which they believe will be their last stand.

I was forced to sit there and wait, trying to swallow my impatience.

So Daniel had been forced to lock himself inside the ship and wait for it all to be over, one way or another.

They are forced to sit and wait outside for 9 hours before being invited into the house.