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waiting room

[wey-ting room, room] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ ˌrum, ˌrʊm /


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She had to queue online in February; in a virtual waiting room, she learned she was 10,000th in line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

“It was like a waiting room at a DMV, it was small and it had windows where you can check in,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

An EU member since 2007, Bulgaria joined the so-called "waiting room" to the single currency in 2020, at the same time as Croatia.

From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025

But there’s a difference between a doctor who catches something early on a routine checkup, and a doctor who runs into the waiting room yelling, “Cancel my afternoon appointments.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

His mom kept gesturing towards the waiting room.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers