waiting room
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈweɪtɪŋ ruːm/
- Texting
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sala de espera virtual
- Unfortunately, this is as far as you can go, but we do have a waiting room that's right down this hall.
- a virtual waiting room
Examples
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Into the waiting room.
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The Kabbalah explains it as a "waiting room" (commonly translated as an "entryway") for all souls (not just the wicked).
Blog text (23) -
There are like 30 people in that waiting room.
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Then just keep them in the waiting room.
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Go back to the waiting room.
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I'm sure there's a waiting room.
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We escorted the participants from the waiting room to a dressing room.
Academic text (2006) -
You're building a a waiting room for customers and you're building a service facility.
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Before the meeting started, everyone was placed in the waiting room to ensure a smooth entry.
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Participants were instructed to join the waiting room ahead of the webinar to test their connections.
Synonyms
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1.8
A place with seats where people wait
How Interactive
- Texting
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3.0
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound 'waiting room' is compositionally a room (space) for waiting, so a B1 learner who knows 'waiting' and 'room' can infer it denotes a place where people wait; the virtual extension (e.g. for webinars) is a straightforward metaphorical transfer. This noun+noun/gerund+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent compositional rules, making the expression immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Waiting room is also used online for a virtual space where people stay before a meeting starts. The digital name borrows the picture of people waiting in a room, so attendees are kept there until the host lets them in.