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

For example, a crowded waiting room in the United States may suggest inefficiency or poor scheduling. — Deidre Popovich, The Conversation, 22 July 2026

Orlando is not on that list, which is a useful reminder that layered precautions are already in place before a patient ever reaches a Central Florida waiting room. — Luis E. Caso Vega, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Suskind, a cochlear implant surgeon and professor of surgery and pediatrics at the University of Chicago, says for years the waiting room in her practice would be a cacophony of baby cries and toddler screeches. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Rey spent a few minutes in the waiting room of the ISAP office—a drab space with bare blue-and-white walls and two rows of chairs—before an official summoned him inside. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 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