waiting list

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noun

a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.

Also waitlist.

Origin of waiting list

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words nearby waiting list

wait for the other shoe to drop, waiting, Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist, wait on, wait on hand and foot

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Example sentences from the Web for waiting list

There is no difficulty whatever in obtaining a full supply of women's labour—indeed, the factory has now a waiting-list of 500.
The War on All Fronts: England's Effort|Mrs. Humphry Ward
Just at this moment, Mauleon and d'Arzenac compose the team; I do not know who is on the waiting-list.
Gerfaut, Complete|Charles de Bernard
The stores of the better class had nothing to offer her except to put her name on the waiting-list.
The Day of the Beast|Zane Grey
So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
In a Little Town|Rupert Hughes

And as to getting the staff to look after it, there would probably be a waiting-list for week-ends.
A Surgeon in Belgium|Henry Sessions Souttar

British Dictionary definitions for waiting list

waiting list

noun

a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc

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单词	waiting list
释义	waiting list SEE SYNONYMS FOR waiting list ON THESAURUS.COM noun a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school. Also waitlist. Origin of waiting list First recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby waiting list wait for the other shoe to drop, waiting, Waiting for Godot, waiting game, waiting in the wings, waiting list, waiting period, waiting room, waitlist, wait on, wait on hand and foot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for waiting list There is no difficulty whatever in obtaining a full supply of women's labour—indeed, the factory has now a waiting-list of 500. The War on All Fronts: England's Effort\|Mrs. Humphry Ward Just at this moment, Mauleon and d'Arzenac compose the team; I do not know who is on the waiting-list. Gerfaut, Complete\|Charles de Bernard The stores of the better class had nothing to offer her except to put her name on the waiting-list. The Day of the Beast\|Zane Grey So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her. In a Little Town\|Rupert Hughes And as to getting the staff to look after it, there would probably be a waiting-list for week-ends. A Surgeon in Belgium\|Henry Sessions Souttar British Dictionary definitions for waiting list waiting list noun a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to waiting list standby, short list, waitlist
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waiting list

noun

Origin of waiting list

Words nearby waiting list

Example sentences from the Web for waiting list

British Dictionary definitions for waiting list

noun

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