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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The season ticket waiting list has been closed since 2017.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Taylor Swift has Swifties, Rancho Gordo has Bean Freaks with approximately 20,000 legume-loving members and over 10,000 on the waiting list.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
The Celtics have won an NBA record 18 titles and are an incredible ticketing business, with prices among the highest in the league and a season ticket waiting list of more than 14,000 names.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Taylor Swift has Swifties, Rancho Gordo has Bean Freaks with approximately 20,000 legume-loving members and over 10,000 on the waiting list.
—Kristin L. Wolfe, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Perhaps the most striking comes from the Baltimore Experience Corps trial, a large experiment in which adults age 60 and older were randomly assigned to either volunteer at elementary schools or be put on a waiting list.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
The Celtics have won an NBA record 18 titles and are an incredible ticketing business, with prices among the highest in the league and a season ticket waiting list of more than 14,000 names.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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