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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Burger King has therefore set up a waiting list, so customers can be among the first to order one.
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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
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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
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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