waiting list

American  

noun

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

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waiting list British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of waiting list

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Hospitals are being told to prioritise emergency patients ahead of those on the waiting list.

From BBC

It found waiting lists for therapeutic support were "common" and said "delays in interventions have, in some cases, placed adoptive placements at risk".

From BBC

California students in some places can attend charter schools if they clear the waiting list, but they have no private school choice.

From The Wall Street Journal

Millar said his "raft of credible and fully costed positive policies" for Wales included cutting income tax by a penny in the pound, and cutting waiting lists in the NHS by declaring a health emergency.

From BBC

"I got put on the waiting list and managed to snag a ticket," the 19-year-old told AFP on Friday at the train station in Baoding in northern Hebei province.

From Barron's

Related Words

• short list
• standby