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

Recent Examples on the Web

Pharmaceutical media grew up around the moments that could be accessed, including the physician in the exam room and the patient in the waiting room. — Harshit Jain, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Woman at reception desk in doctors office waiting room, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

That might mean more scans, more biopsies, more waiting rooms, more sleepless nights wondering if your body has somehow betrayed you. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The men are a Chaucerian cross section—a contractor, a bureaucrat, a writer, and a doctor—brought together on a cold night in a train station’s waiting room. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waiting room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume

Kids Definition

waiting room

noun

: a room or area (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (as patients) waiting