waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
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The Oogie Boogie online ticket window waiting room will open at approximately 8:45 a.m. with sales starting no earlier than 9 a.m. each day.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But down the road at Seminole’s only hospital, a waiting room made for measles patients often sat empty.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, as the waiting room overflows, doctors scatter into the lobby to see new arrivals, hoping to reduce the backlog.
—Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Then, at 11:00 a.m. ET, everyone in the waiting room will be randomly assigned a place in the purchase queue.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
But down the road at Seminole’s only hospital, a waiting room made for measles patients often sat empty.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC news, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, as the waiting room overflows, doctors scatter into the lobby to see new arrivals, hoping to reduce the backlog.
—Eric Snoey, Twin Cities, 25 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for waiting room
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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