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waiting room

[ wey-ting room, room ]

noun

  1. a room for the use of persons waiting, as in a railroad station or a physician's office.


waiting room

noun

  1. a room in which people may wait, as at a railway station, doctor's or dentist's office, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of waiting room1

First recorded in 1675–85
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Many Californians face months-long waits for appointments or have to travel long distances or go to emergency rooms for non-urgent medical needs, which means hours spent in crowded waiting rooms for unnecessarily expensive care.

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On Tuesday, prospective applicants must enter an online waiting room between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. by clicking the “apply” button on the website.

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"But even when I went to the doctors, I was sat in the waiting room thinking 'this is a massive waste of time'."

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Immunocompromised and disabled patients are told that unmasked hospital waiting rooms are safe when we know they are not.

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Trump's moves at the Kennedy Center have overwhelmed the cultural center's website and the site directs visitors into a waiting room as of 8:30 p.m.

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