waitlist

[weyt-list]

verb (used with object)

1. to place on a waiting list.

   All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.

noun

1. waiting list.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waitlist¹

wait + list ¹

Example Sentences

“We were gonna prioritize people who wanted to get on our below-market affordable housing waitlist if they could show that their descendants were displaced from Santa Monica,” Toris said.

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There is a waitlist, the founders say; prospective members must meet with the club team in person before they’re accepted.

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The app is now open to the public, but rides are limited by a waitlist.

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The charity, which helps wheelchair users up to 25 years old, has been forced to close its specialist wheelchairs waitlist for the first time in its 35-year history.

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Whizz Kidz has launched the Childhood Can't Wait appeal, to raise £750,000 to reopen the waitlist and cut waiting times.

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Related Words

• short list 
• standby