waitlist

[ weyt-list ]

verb (used with object)

1. to place on a waiting list:

   All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.

noun

1. waiting list.

Word History and Origins

Origin of waitlist¹

wait + list ¹

Example Sentences

When Oak Street opened its doors to vaccinate front-line medical workers no matter where they worked, the waitlist was almost immediately in the thousands.

From MIT Technology Review

I told my friend to put me and my husband down on the waitlist.

From MIT Technology Review

Interested parties can sign up at Cloudflare’s registration page to get on the waitlist for availability.

From TechCrunch

Managing a waitlist is complicated, Roberts said, because you need to have people who want the vaccine and have both the transportation and flexibility to get to the vaccine clinic within about 30 minutes, but so far it has worked out.

From ProPublica

The department had developed just 3,300 residential lots statewide since 1995, though, while its residential waitlist ballooned to 23,000.

From ProPublica

And after May 1, colleges turn to the waitlist, a number most colleges keep top secret.

From The Daily Beast

I had a student send a hand-written letter every day she was on the waitlist.

From The Daily Beast

Your counselor should ask why you were put on the waitlist and what you can do to improve your chances.

From The Daily Beast

College acceptances are out and many students are finding themselves stuck in waitlist purgatory.

From The Daily Beast

The school enrolled 192 students off the waitlist last year.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• short list
• standby