待つしかない

have no choice but to wait

→ 待つ
phrase Rare #24,086
have no choice but to wait The pattern しかない means that there is no alternative; it is often translated as “can only.”
JA: 電車が来るまで待つしかない。
EN: We have no choice but to wait until the train comes.

大物になるには時間がかかる上の奴が殺されるのを待つしかない

It takes time to become a big shot; all I can do is wait for the people above me to get killed.

— シティ・オブ・ゴッド (2002)

待つしかない

There's nothing to do but wait.

それを待つしかない

All we can do is wait for it.

— 動くな、死ね、甦れ! (1990)

警察の到着待つしかない

All we can do is wait for the police to arrive.

彼を待つしかないんです

We have no choice but to wait for him.

待つしかないようだ

It seems there's nothing we can do but wait.

— ミスティック・リバー (2003)