waiting room

noun

: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting

Examples of waiting room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Closing the gap starts with treating your healthy workforce as an active investment rather than a waiting room for the next high-cost case. — Neepa Patel, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

That might mean more scans, more biopsies, more waiting rooms, more sleepless nights wondering if your body has somehow betrayed you. — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

The men are a Chaucerian cross section—a contractor, a bureaucrat, a writer, and a doctor—brought together on a cold night in a train station’s waiting room. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2026

Gemma finds the whole team in the waiting room with Rebecca soon joining them. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waiting room

• anteroom
• assume
• backroom
• ballroom
• barroom
• bathroom
• bedroom
• boardroom
• bridegroom
• classroom
• cloakroom
• consume

Kids Definition

waiting room

noun

: a room or area (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (as patients) waiting