waiting room

[wey-ting room, room]

noun

1. a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.

waiting room

noun

1. a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting room¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

And over the course of the contest, enough players kept filing into the sideline blue medical tent that the team doctors could have used a waiting room.

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You don’t have to go far for a scan: MRI, EKG, CT, and ultrasound machines are tucked away off a light-filled waiting room.

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After all, the stereotypical junkie probably wouldn’t turn a clinic’s waiting room into an autograph signing.

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"I reckon if a car wasn't parked there, he would've been sitting in my waiting room," he said.

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She says she was rushed to A&E but the staff member who was meant to be looking after her fell asleep in the waiting room for several hours.

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Related Words

• foyer 
• reception room 
• vestibule