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.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, there is a huge backlog of cases after delays in getting services operational, and several thousand young people remain stuck in limbo on years-long waiting lists.
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Reuters, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
At Boston Children’s Hospital, there’s a waiting list of eight to nine months for the dental clinic, said Man Wai Ng, the dentist-in-chief.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
In total, there are about 1,000 members of the Gotham Club, and a waiting list a mile long.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
And for some of these elite offerings, so many people want in, there’s even a waiting list.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Sales of luxury goods have been booming, especially since the pandemic, generating yearslong waiting lists for vehicles like the Mercedes G 63.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
By the early 1930s, FNS had a long waiting list for courier postings.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Last fall, the administration announced that the system could no longer safely or responsibly expand and set up a waiting list.
—Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
More than 100,000 people are on the national waiting list for a transplant, most of them kidney patients, and thousands die every year before their turn comes.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
Reuters, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
At Boston Children’s Hospital, there’s a waiting list of eight to nine months for the dental clinic, said Man Wai Ng, the dentist-in-chief.
—Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2024
In total, there are about 1,000 members of the Gotham Club, and a waiting list a mile long.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
And for some of these elite offerings, so many people want in, there’s even a waiting list.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Mar. 2024
Sales of luxury goods have been booming, especially since the pandemic, generating yearslong waiting lists for vehicles like the Mercedes G 63.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
By the early 1930s, FNS had a long waiting list for courier postings.
—Eliza McGraw, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Last fall, the administration announced that the system could no longer safely or responsibly expand and set up a waiting list.
—Steve Leblanc, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Mar. 2024
More than 100,000 people are on the national waiting list for a transplant, most of them kidney patients, and thousands die every year before their turn comes.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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