waiting list
noun
: 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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Out of 14 pads, only one was left at the time of the interview — and more than 500 women were already on the waiting list.
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The rising cost of match tickets has priced out some longer-serving supporters, with Fosun safe in the knowledge that fans on a lengthy waiting list were standing by to take their places.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Even so, 600 people are still on waiting lists for beds at UCSD, which could have a record 45,000 students when the fall quarter begins on Monday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In Utah, for instance, there are an average of 80 kids on the waiting list for every after-school program, says Ben Trentelman, the executive director of the Utah Afterschool Network, which works with programs throughout the state.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
The rising cost of match tickets has priced out some longer-serving supporters, with Fosun safe in the knowledge that fans on a lengthy waiting list were standing by to take their places.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Even so, 600 people are still on waiting lists for beds at UCSD, which could have a record 45,000 students when the fall quarter begins on Monday.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
In Utah, for instance, there are an average of 80 kids on the waiting list for every after-school program, says Ben Trentelman, the executive director of the Utah Afterschool Network, which works with programs throughout the state.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2025.
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