waiting list

US: /ˈweɪtɪŋ ˌlɪst/

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

wait•ing list /ˈweɪtɪŋ ˌlɪst/  also wait•list /ˈweɪtˌlɪst/  n. [countable]

1. a list of persons waiting, as for reservations or admission.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

wait′ing list′, 

1. a list of persons waiting, as for reservations, appointments, living accommodations, or admission to a school.

Also, waitlist. 

• 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

waiting list noun

1. a list of people waiting to obtain some object, treatment, status, etc