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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In the opening of the clip, a 21-year-old Underwood is sitting in the waiting room before her audition. Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024 Hardly anyone likes going through the hassle of scheduling and traveling to a doctor’s appointment, and then having to spend more time in the waiting room, often all for a perfunctory visit with a physician. Andrea Klemes, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Dec. 2024 For the installation-performance hybrid, guests were directed to the exhibition space, a waiting room replica, by ushers who never returned to collect them, producing the banal anxiety of liminal, unstructured time. Phoebe Chen, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024 Then, in the waiting room, there were truly 10 other Gildas sat waiting to go in with big curly hair. Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 1 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for waiting room 

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waiting room was in 1683

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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 29 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

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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