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
The change was in part due to backlogged waiting lists, rising prices, and oligarch sanctions in Russia.
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2022, when the 92 units at the Sandpiper Place apartment community were quickly claimed by renters, there was a waiting list with more than 800 names on it.
—James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
According to numbers from the United Network for Organ Sharing, over 100,000 people in the U.S. are on a transplant waiting list with 90,000 in need of kidneys.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The condition causes cysts to form on a patient’s kidneys required a kidney transplant, with KABC reporting at the time that Crockett had been searching for a donor since 2021 in a state where the waiting list for such transplants can be 8-10 years long.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Prior to being admitted, Pollard had his name on heart transplant waiting lists for several weeks at Vandy Hospital, as well as at the University of Chicago Hospital and Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in his hometown of Carmel, Indiana.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
In 2022, when the 92 units at the Sandpiper Place apartment community were quickly claimed by renters, there was a waiting list with more than 800 names on it.
—James A. Jones Jr., Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
According to numbers from the United Network for Organ Sharing, over 100,000 people in the U.S. are on a transplant waiting list with 90,000 in need of kidneys.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The condition causes cysts to form on a patient’s kidneys required a kidney transplant, with KABC reporting at the time that Crockett had been searching for a donor since 2021 in a state where the waiting list for such transplants can be 8-10 years long.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2024
Prior to being admitted, Pollard had his name on heart transplant waiting lists for several weeks at Vandy Hospital, as well as at the University of Chicago Hospital and Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in his hometown of Carmel, Indiana.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
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.
—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
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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