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.
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Hollander talks about how the organization is planning on using such a huge gift, why the waiting lists for Meals on Wheels services keep getting longer, and the difficulties of simply getting volunteers reimbursed for their gas mileage.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 20 May 2026
More than 3 thousand Georgians are currently on the national transplant waiting list.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Founded in 1875, AP is known for producing highly complex horological timepieces with limited production runs and notoriously long waiting lists.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
That patchwork system, known as home- and community-based services, has long been stretched thin, with hundreds of thousands of people languishing on waiting lists nationally.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 15 May 2026
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 20 May 2026
More than 3 thousand Georgians are currently on the national transplant waiting list.
—Joshua Cole, CBS News, 20 May 2026
Founded in 1875, AP is known for producing highly complex horological timepieces with limited production runs and notoriously long waiting lists.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
That patchwork system, known as home- and community-based services, has long been stretched thin, with hundreds of thousands of people languishing on waiting lists nationally.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for waiting list
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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