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

Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting list¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Other priorities set out by the chancellor include reducing NHS waiting lists and the national debt.

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Reeves is expected to increase some taxes in the Budget after saying she means to bring down NHS waiting lists, the national debt and the cost of living.

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Cutting waiting times is First Minister Eluned Morgan's number one priority and, over the last year, the trend for overall waiting lists is just about downwards.

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They added the UK government "will continue to build ... on the priorities of the British people - cutting waiting lists, cutting national debt and cutting the cost of living."

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She said that after being told there were more than 80,000 women in front of her on the waiting list, she paid for a private diagnosis which confirmed she had stage two breast cancer.

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Related Words

• short list 
• standby