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

Tickets are no longer on sale but a waitlist is open.

From Los Angeles Times

The center is doing its best to accommodate more and more patients from in and outside the state, but there’s still a waitlist, stretching for months for some patients awaiting treatment.

From Salon

According to Dallas-based stylist Bobbi Schwartz, you need to pick a specific Hermès store — ideally one near you — and buy other items there before you can be added to the waitlist for a Birkin.

From Salon

Dr Luke Yates, a trustee at the charity Live Life, Give Life, said: "The falling family consent rates are worrying, especially given that the waitlist is at an all-time high, and many of those waiting will die still in need."

From BBC

Thousands of Californians have been trying to get Medicaid benefits for services to help medically vulnerable people remain at home, but the waitlist is thousands of people long, and the state is opening only 200 new slots a month.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• short list
• standby