your chariot awaits en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Purportedly from a Welsh hymn, cited and translated in 1866 by English sermonizer Charles Spurgeon.
Meanings
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(humorous, sarcastic) Used to inform someone that the vehicle in which they will be traveling is ready and waiting.
Travis gestured toward the motorcycle. "Your chariot awaits."
1992, Dallas Schulze, Angel and the Bad Man, page 16:"Come, Mrs. Taylor," he said, "your chariot awaits. This time you are going to get up on the cart all by yourself."
1972, Marjorie Hayen Taylor, Broken Heart, Mended, page 49:Roland, who was holding the dinghy painter, agreed with him. "It's right, Frank," he said. "You know he can never resist a boating trip. O.K., Dick, your chariot awaits."
1957, Frank Evans, The Voyage of the "Petula", page 89:Hey baby, it's me, I am in the parking lot of your building, your chariot awaits baby.
2009, T. Louise, Right Here, Right Now, page 45:"Young knight, your chariot awaits," he announced, as a long silver limousine rolled to a stop in front of them.
1987, Betty Henrichs, Casanova's Downfall, page 61: