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waiting room

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


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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

Out the corner of my eye, I noticed this teddy bear chair in one of the waiting rooms we were passing by.

From Los Angeles Times

Not the mellow, easy-listening variety that serves as background music in elevators and waiting rooms.

From Los Angeles Times

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

The cowlike lowing sounds came at intervals, and an impromptu waiting room sprang up in the parlor.

From Literature