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waiting list

noun

  1. a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.


waiting list

noun

  1. a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting list1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

She has now been on the “urgency” waiting list in Virginia for 3½ years.

You could put your name down on a “First Moon Flights” waiting list.

The latest case of a VA facility placing veterans on a secret waiting list centers on a facility in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

The ‘secret waiting list’ in Phoenix showed a regional VA hospital cheating the system to avoid accountability.

The Center serves 372 children and has a waiting list of over 350 families.

Last of all, should not a club extend its membership to as many as possible, rather than have a waiting list?

The dentist scored heavily, as he always had a waiting-list and continuous work to do for the prisoners.

The athletic field was sure to be crowded by baseball players; the tennis-courts always had a waiting list.

There is no difficulty whatever in obtaining a full supply of women's labour—indeed, the factory has now a waiting-list of 500.

Lieut. Colin was offered the alternative of going on the waiting list or being reduced in rank to ensign.

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