wait-list
Hopefuls awaiting openings
A wait-list is a list of people waiting for something not immediately available—a seat at a full restaurant, admission to an overenrolled school, an organ transplant.
To wait-list someone is to put them on such a list: I was wait-listed at my first-choice college.
Also spelled waitlist or waiting list.
Ordered list of participants
- backlogAccumulated unfinished work
- rosterList of members
- standbyReady substitute awaiting use
- queueingWaiting in order
queuing · sequential · numbered · triage · paging · first-come-first-served · capacity · overflow
Advance arrangement secured
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
- appointmentScheduled time for something
seating · guestlist · availability · cancellation · no-show · overbooking · confirmation · deposit
Delaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- holdupTheft by threat
- lagPeriod of falling behind
- setbackReverse in progress
moratorium · pause · hiatus · limbo · pending · indefinite · prolonged · patience
Notable, for short
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- premiumAdded cost for better
elite · exclusive · privileged · first-class · top-tier · tiered · gold · platinum
lineup
Ordered list of participants
queueing · queuing · sequential · numbered · triage · paging · first-come-first-served · capacity · overflow · registration
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- hotelCommercial lodging establishment
appointment · seating · guestlist · availability · cancellation · no-show · overbooking · confirmation · deposit · enrollment
postponement
Delaying to later
setback · moratorium · pause · hiatus · limbo · pending · indefinite · prolonged · patience · uncertainty
VIP
Notable, for short
- preferredChosen above alternatives
- expeditedMade faster, prioritized
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
premium · elite · exclusive · privileged · first-class · top-tier · tiered · gold · platinum · donor
wait-listopen enrollment
Designated benefits signup window
walk-in · on-demand · instant access · first come first served · automatic enrollment