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.

Recent Examples on the Web

About 11-12 people die every day while on a waiting list for a kidney transplant. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

Despite cost pressures continuing to affect match-going fans, every English top-flight club has a waiting list in operation for season tickets, indicating that demand remains high. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Today, Canyon View Ranch boards around 60 dogs at once, often with a waiting list stretching six months or longer. — Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

His donation is rare, with over 2,200 children under 18 currently on the national transplant waiting list, and 27% of those in need are younger than 5, according to Donate Life America. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waiting list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• trotskyist
• assist
• blacklist

Kids Definition

waiting list

noun

: a list containing names of people who are waiting (as for admission to an organization or school)