waiting list
noun
: 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 additional funding approved by North Carolina lawmakers will fund scholarships for the more than 50,000 children currently on a waiting list.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Cela said more than 2,000 women registered to come, with a waiting list of 6,000 people.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Another client was visiting London, and his wife was invited to lunch at an exclusive members-only club, one with a years-long waiting list to join.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
But the patchwork of federal and state grants that Operation PAR uses to cover uninsured patients like Stephanie doesn’t always meet demand, and waiting lists for subsidized methadone treatment are not uncommon, Jackson said.
—Kim Krisberg, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Cela said more than 2,000 women registered to come, with a waiting list of 6,000 people.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 16 Sep. 2024
Another client was visiting London, and his wife was invited to lunch at an exclusive members-only club, one with a years-long waiting list to join.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
But the patchwork of federal and state grants that Operation PAR uses to cover uninsured patients like Stephanie doesn’t always meet demand, and waiting lists for subsidized methadone treatment are not uncommon, Jackson said.
—Kim Krisberg, NPR, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Waiting list.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20list. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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