waiting list
noun
variants
or waitlist
or wait list
: 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 developer has a waiting list on its website.
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PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Performeo said more than 3,000 actors have signed up for its waiting list and the founders surveyed 700 from the industry prior to launch.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
The technology is intangible, but refreshingly physical in its reliance on nuts and bolts, chips, gas turbines — for which there is currently a seven-year waiting list for the unluckiest and least-important customers — and land.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Adaline Deal was placed on a hospital's transplant waiting list after controversy over her vaccination status.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2025
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PC Magazine, 14 Nov. 2025
Performeo said more than 3,000 actors have signed up for its waiting list and the founders surveyed 700 from the industry prior to launch.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
The technology is intangible, but refreshingly physical in its reliance on nuts and bolts, chips, gas turbines — for which there is currently a seven-year waiting list for the unluckiest and least-important customers — and land.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Nov. 2025
Adaline Deal was placed on a hospital's transplant waiting list after controversy over her vaccination status.
—Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Nov. 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 Nov. 2025.
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