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 2024 festival featured 121 artists, with more on the waiting list, Feist said. Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2025 An Indiana family says Cincinnati Children's won't put their 12-year-old daughter on its heart transplant waiting list because of her vaccination status. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 To become a kidney donor About 90,000 people are waiting for kidney donations, which is the vast majority of the 103,000 people on the national transplant waiting list, according to figures from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration. Brad Schmitt, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 There are 25 kids on the waiting list, according to Mutabazi, and the GoFundMe has raised over $79,000 so far. Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiting list

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waiting list was in 1892

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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

waiting list

noun
: a list containing names of people who are waiting (as for admission to an organization or school)
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