call-waiting

noun

call-wait·​ing ˈkȯl-ˈwā-tiŋ 

: a telephone service that signals (as by a beep) to the user when an incoming call is received during a call in progress

Examples of call-waiting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company says call-waiting times have shortened and billing errors cleared up with the addition of 75 customer service representatives since January. —Andrew Moreau, Arkansas Online, 19 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

call-waiting

noun

call-wait·​ing

ˈkȯl-ˈwāt-iŋ

: a telephone service that signals (as by a click) to the user when an incoming call is received while a call is in progress