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
More than 26,000 legume fans are members of his company’s Bean Club, which started in 2013 and has a waiting list of 12,000.
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The $350/month membership has a 500+ person waiting list.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
God’s Love We Deliver boasts an incredible track record of never having a waiting list for nearly 40 years.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Alchemist has a waiting list in the tens of thousands, and there are lively Reddit threads in which foodies try to exchange or sell reservations.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
The $350/month membership has a 500+ person waiting list.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
God’s Love We Deliver boasts an incredible track record of never having a waiting list for nearly 40 years.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Sep. 2024
Alchemist has a waiting list in the tens of thousands, and there are lively Reddit threads in which foodies try to exchange or sell reservations.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
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 5 Nov. 2024.
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