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 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.
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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
Burger King has therefore set up a waiting list, so customers can be among the first to order one.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The statement also said that Cheney had been on the waiting list for a new heart for 20 months.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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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
Burger King has therefore set up a waiting list, so customers can be among the first to order one.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
The statement also said that Cheney had been on the waiting list for a new heart for 20 months.
—Giovana Gelhoren, PEOPLE, 4 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 13 Nov. 2025.
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