waiting room

[ wey-ting room, room ]

noun

1. a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.

waiting room

noun

1. a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting room¹

First recorded in 1675–85

Example Sentences

They sat in the waiting room for four hours.

From Salon

I was in the hospital waiting room with other parents - because that day another boy was stabbed too - and they called my name.

From BBC

Wassell then went to A&E in Edinburgh, and while in the waiting room her neck began swelling.

From BBC

In that small snapshot, about 90 minutes or so, in a busy waiting room filled with patients listening out for their names to be called, in wheelchairs, in pain, dozing off.

From BBC

Her mother was praying in the waiting room when one of the doctors approached.

From Salon

Related Words

• foyer
• reception room
• vestibule