waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
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Putin lets ministers sit in the waiting room for six hours, and my lawyers have to wait five or six hours to see me.
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The tickets are being sold through Ticketek, so get ready to rejoin the waiting room.
—Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
There’s also a virtual waiting room where attendees can wait before the host clicks GO ON-AIR and begins the meeting.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
The two wed at Folsom State Prison in a prison waiting room.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
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Alexei Navalny, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
The tickets are being sold through Ticketek, so get ready to rejoin the waiting room.
—Allie Daisy King, refinery29.com, 9 May 2024
There’s also a virtual waiting room where attendees can wait before the host clicks GO ON-AIR and begins the meeting.
—Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 23 Sep. 2024
The two wed at Folsom State Prison in a prison waiting room.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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