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

The waiting list, which is still closed, stands at around seven thousand. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Anawalt himself has a six-month-long waiting list for patients looking to have their testosterone checked. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Vouchers are extremely valuable, and the waiting list to get them is years long. — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Tuesday’s event included remarks from Kimberly Smith, a new resident of the complex who made people laugh by saying that the secret for getting a unit was by signing up for the waiting list at midnight. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 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)