waiting list
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2.0
- noun
- /ˈweɪtɪŋ lɪst/
:
lista de espera
- Three adult schools offer classes on a regular schedule, and there is often a waiting list.
- placed on the waiting list
- a long waiting list
- people on the waiting list
They have people who are on a waiting list to sell their kidneys.
- They have people who are on a waiting list to sell their kidneys.
- But what I got was on the wait list in case somebody dropped out.
- I can find a place that's closer, but it's got a waiting list that's months long.
- So they did months back, put me on the wait list, and that was back in August.
- Faced with these waiting lists, a lot of trans people do one of three things.
- I watch people die on, on waiting lists.
- People then are in waiting lists for the NHS and, and schools and, and housing.
- But there were many kids on the waiting list.
- So I applied and I got in just on the wait list.
- Yeah, but then there is a waiting list as well.
- So, so we we do actually have a wait list.
- We're in a world where thousands of people die every year because there's a waiting list for a kidney transplant, OK?
- And I said, well, I'm not sure if anyone would like that, but let's launch a waiting list.
- Like I went to the doctor and I told her what had happened and the whole shebang and she put me on the waiting list to see a therapist.
Examples
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I filled out the appropriate forms, and my name was placed on the waiting list.
Fiction book (2000) -
I have applied to all the homes, and they are all full, with long waiting lists.
Academic text (1992) -
Take a look at this waiting list.
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I was on their waiting list for a month.
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Once youth are referred to the program, they are placed on a waiting list.
Academic text (2002) -
Actually, in Paris and London, we have a waiting list for volunteers.
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Everywhere we went, there were nearly a hundred people on the waiting list.
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I'm going to have to put my name on the waiting list for the third time.
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On its opening day, the home was completely occupied, with a waiting list to get in.
Academic text (2005) -
I was on their waiting list for a month to get a new phone.
Synonyms
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3.4
A list of people waiting for a place or service when spaces are limited
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'waiting list' is directly compositional: 'waiting' (the state of awaiting) + 'list' (a recorded sequence) yields a list of people/items that are waiting. This follows a regular noun-compounding pattern and has clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g. Spanish 'lista de espera'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
Waiting list comes from the simple image of people writing their names on a list and staying waiting for their turn. So, a waiting list is a list of people who will be offered the place or service when it becomes available.