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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Tens of thousands more remain on the waiting list—many growing too sick before a match is found. —Rashad Williams, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026

There are more than 400 children on a waiting list for volunteer advocates, said Natalie Stalmach, the chief development officer for CASA of Tarrant County. —Ciara McCarthy 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026

The federal voucher program, known in government language as Section 8, already had been seriously short of funds, with thousands of people on a yearslong waiting list to receive aid. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026

The event in Pittsburgh, Winter Institute, was the biggest one yet, with registration selling out in 40 minutes and hundreds on the waiting list. —Mark Pearson, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for waiting list

• blastocyst
• bolshevist
• coexist
• egoist
• hedonist
• jihadist
• nativist
• oculist
• reminisced
• assist
• blacklist
• booklist

Kids Definition

waiting list

noun

: a list containing names of people who are waiting (as for admission to an organization or school)