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

Dockage has become so scarce that slip prices are rising and waiting lists are growing. — Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

The surgery came just two weeks after it was announced that Mette-Marit was being placed on a lung transplant waiting list and canceling future outings due to the downturn in her health. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

The waiting list, which is still closed, stands at around seven thousand. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Anawalt himself has a six-month-long waiting list for patients looking to have their testosterone checked. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 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
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist

Kids Definition

waiting list

noun

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