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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With fewer new RAV4s reaching showrooms, many would-be buyers have been stuck on waiting lists.
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Following a comprehensive medical assessment, she has now been placed on the waiting list for patients who will undergo a lung transplant as soon as a suitable donor becomes available.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
On June 5, the Royal House of Norway gave an update about her health, saying in a statement that she’d been put on the waiting list.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 June 2026
There is, naturally, a waiting list.
—Naomi May, Air Mail, 30 May 2026
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Bloomberg, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Following a comprehensive medical assessment, she has now been placed on the waiting list for patients who will undergo a lung transplant as soon as a suitable donor becomes available.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
On June 5, the Royal House of Norway gave an update about her health, saying in a statement that she’d been put on the waiting list.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 June 2026
There is, naturally, a waiting list.
—Naomi May, Air Mail, 30 May 2026
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 Jun. 2026.
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