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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The tiny school with just five music rooms had a long waiting list and enthusiastic reviews from parents.
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Oseas Parks-Harris donated both kidneys, a liver and his pancreas to three people between the ages of 8 and 37 who had been on a national waiting list.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
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.
—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
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Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Oseas Parks-Harris donated both kidneys, a liver and his pancreas to three people between the ages of 8 and 37 who had been on a national waiting list.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
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.
—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
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 28 May. 2026.
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