wait list
noun[Cusually singular]
mainlyUS(alsowaitlist)uk/ˈweɪt ˌlɪst/us/ˈweɪt ˌlɪst/alistofpeoplewho haveaskedfor something,especiallyaplaceat acollegeor in aclass, or aticketfor something, that is notimmediatelyavailablebut may be in thefuture:
等候名单In the Washingtonarea1,520peopleare on thewaitlistfor a newkidney.在华盛顿地区,有1520人在等待换肾的名单上。
Officials said thewaitlistfor theprogramiscurrentlyat 20families.有关官员说,目前有20个家庭在这个项目的等待名单上。
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- Theyagreedthat 2,000 of the 2,500 coming off thewaitlistwill be put in a lessexpensiveprogramofferingfewerservicesthan themainprogram.
- She said they sometimes made an "executivedecision" tooffercareto adisabledpersonwho was not at thetopof thewaitlist.
- Fortickets,information, and waitlist forSunday,callthenumberbelow.
- Thepricefor waitlistticketsis still $10.
Waiting
- await
- backlogged
- breath
- hang
- hang around
- hang on
- hover
- loiter
- lounge
- lurking
- mark timeidiom
- mill
- mill around
- time and tide wait for no manidiom
- twiddle
- twiddleyourthumbsidiom
- wait
- wait and seeidiom
- wait around
- waiting room
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