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waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
Examples of waiting room in a Sentence
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Putin lets ministers sit in the waiting room for six hours, and my lawyers have to wait five or six hours to see me.
—Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The tickets are being sold through Ticketek, so get ready to rejoin the waiting room.
—Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
There’s also a virtual waiting room where attendees can wait before the host clicks GO ON-AIR and begins the meeting.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
The two wed at Folsom State Prison in a prison waiting room.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1683, in the meaning defined above
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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waiting room
noun
: a room or area (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (as patients) waiting
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