waiting room

noun

: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting

Examples of waiting room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web International media have also taken notice as online fans pace the world’s most crowded, albeit virtual, delivery waiting room. Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2024 Directly inside the Death Star doors is a waiting room for people allowed to pick up their belongings. Chelsia Rose Marcius Lanna Apisukh, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024 The station’s harried and overworked station master had to listen to myriad complaints about men who had taken over the women’s waiting room and refused to give up their seats. Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2024 Seeing her mother on the asphalt, my daughter sought help and a nice orderly helped hitch me onto a wheelchair and take me to the emergency waiting room. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024 One of the podiatry groups, Stockdale Podiatry in Bakersfield, also shares office space with FIT Vascular — the vascular suite sits behind a beige, unmarked door off of the podiatry clinic’s waiting room. Annie Waldman, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2023 The average time a patient spends sitting in a waiting room (20 minutes) now exceeds the average length of a primary care appointment (10 to 15 minutes). Sunita Mishra, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2024 Kenny said their physician told them not to be inside with unmasked people, yet Kaiser does not allow patients to wait outside until being called rather than in crowded waiting rooms. Judy Stone, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Bennett was accompanied by a guard who took her to a waiting room and then ushered her into the execution chamber. Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1683, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of waiting room was in 1683

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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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waiting room

noun
: a room or area (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (as patients) waiting

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