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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In addition to the property tax extension, the county also decided to provide $75,000 to the Ramsey County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative to help improve access to mental health services and reduce waiting lists. —Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 4 May 2026

Offline, the London Irish Centre has over 2,000 people on its waiting list for Irish classes. —Big Think, 4 May 2026

All inmates in the system can now apply to be put on suboxone and there are 4,000 more on a waiting list to be screened, raising concerns at a recent hearing that corrections officials are pushing the drug. —Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 1 May 2026

There are more than 400 children on a waiting list for volunteer advocates, said Natalie Stalmach, the chief development officer for CASA of Tarrant County. —Ciara McCarthy 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waiting list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• assist
• blacklist
• booklist

Kids Definition

waiting list

noun

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