How to Use waiting list in a Sentence

waiting list

noun
Definition of waiting listnext
  • I'll put your name on the waiting list.
  • For 60% and 50% units, the waiting list is four to five years.
    — Tom Condon, Hartford Courant, 23 Oct. 2022
  • The launch was so busy there was a waiting list at the door.
    — Sara Youngblood Gregory, Them, 30 July 2024
  • To get on the waiting list, log in to www.jrmc.org, go to the very top of the home page, and select www.jrmc.org/covid19.
    — Pine Bluff Commercial, Arkansas Online, 19 Jan. 2021
  • Lara texted her aunt with the good news and put the 61-year-old on a waiting list.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2021
  • At one point in 1990, the Lexus waiting list in the United States was a year-long.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The demand was so great that the waiting list is now about three to six months out.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 May 2022
  • Her name would go on the waiting list for a transplant.
    — Mark Johnson, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • There has been a waiting list for it since its launch in Paris, in the midst of the pandemic.
    — Nick Scott, Robb Report, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Collera was put on the transplant waiting list Aug. 15.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Scott Enos and his mom, Susan, are among those on the waiting list.
    — Christal Hayes, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • For fans still hoping to get in, a waiting list has been set up at gulfcoastjam.com.
    — al, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Their number on the waiting list to show up at the U.S. port of entry — 2,227 — had come up.
    — Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2022
  • At her last count, there were about 1,400 people on the waiting list.
    — Rebecca Sohn, STAT, 12 Feb. 2021
  • In total, there are about 1,000 members of the Gotham Club, and a waiting list a mile long.
    — Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • The raise-hand button lets those who wish to speak press the button to join a waiting list.
    — Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Such was the demand that more than 200 people are now on the waiting list.
    — Caroline Tien, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Booth space sold out months in advance, with more than 100 brands on the waiting list.
    — Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The first step in getting on the waiting list is for a physician to prescribe it.
    — al, 2 Feb. 2022
  • There is a long waiting list to play in the PNC Championship.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Most winter dates are booked, and there’s a waiting list.
    — Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021
  • The waiting list wasn’t too much of a concern for Romano — yet.
    — Matt Sledge, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Those who didn’t score tickets were placed on a waiting list.
    — Leanne Italie, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2022
  • To be placed on the waiting list, email info@alta.com and put Albion Chairlift in the subject line.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • After the rooms are fully booked, the lodge maintains a waiting list.
    — Susan Glaser, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The group is currently full and has moved to a waiting list pending a new DM.
    — Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Many of the women who enrolled for the waiting list are wives and mothers of men in the service.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022
  • By the next morning, Mr. Lee said, the waiting list for Sushi Bar’s 10 seats was thousands of names long.
    — Brett Anderson, New York Times, 21 May 2024
  • But for the true early adopters, the company has established a waiting list for anyone interested in getting in line.
    — Cameron Martindell, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Freccia Bros’ waiting list is months long, in part because good-looking cars brought in for quick repairs often reveal problems unseen by the owners.
    — Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Nov. 2024

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