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
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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 The waiting list is large and growing and nobody has come off that list in over a year. Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025 The study helpfully noted that the impact was especially great with Black audiences — an important distinction as Black patients are often overrepresented on transplant waiting lists and underrepresented with donors. Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for waiting list

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waiting list was in 1892

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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

waiting list

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