waiting list
noun
: a list or roster of those waiting (as for admission to an organization or institution)
Examples of waiting list in a Sentence
I'll put your name on the waiting list.
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Prospective patients will go through a consultation before surgeries are booked, and there is currently a waiting list of over a year.
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Currently, just over 100,000 people in the US and nearly 3,500 people in Canada are currently on transplant waiting lists.
—Eryn Mathewson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
At one point, there was a two-year waiting list for tickets.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Amenities include a concierge, a live-in super, a public parking garage, a gym, shared laundry, a waiting list for extra storage and a bike room.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Hedy Phillips, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Currently, just over 100,000 people in the US and nearly 3,500 people in Canada are currently on transplant waiting lists.
—Eryn Mathewson, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2025
At one point, there was a two-year waiting list for tickets.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
Amenities include a concierge, a live-in super, a public parking garage, a gym, shared laundry, a waiting list for extra storage and a bike room.
—Heather Senison, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting list
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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