waiting list

noun

1. a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.

waiting list

noun

1. a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting list¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

There are some signs that waiting lists are starting to improve.

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They say they are unable to comment on individual cases but are aware of "significant demands" on the heart failure nurse clinic, and have put strategies in place which have already lowered waiting lists.

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Extra beds and staff would have been used to cut waiting lists for planned care and “build resilience” going into a second winter wave of the pandemic, she said.

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Historically, money raised from selling off council houses has not gone far towards building new ones - new ones desperately needed, considering about 1.3 million people are on waiting lists for them in England.

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Hospitals said alongside tackling the NHS waiting list, overtime was needed to cover sickness absence and vacancies as well as for covering the junior doctor strikes.

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Related Words

• short list
• standby