wait-listed
Not yet accepted
Wait-listed means placed on a waiting list—a roster of people who will be admitted or served if space becomes available.
Students get wait-listed at colleges when they're neither accepted nor rejected: She was wait-listed at her first-choice school.
The term applies to restaurants, flights, housing, and other situations where demand exceeds capacity.
Ready substitute awaiting use
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- alternatesBackup people or rotates
- reservesResources held back
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
backlog · spot · position · ranking · priority · cutoff · capacity · availability
Feeling positive expectation
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
- eagerIntensely wanting something
- uncertainNot firmly known
limbo · pending · provisional · tentative · unconfirmed · indefinite · contingent · speculative
Formal request document
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- admissionEntry or confession
- deferredSet aside until later
- acceptedFormally agreed to
rejected · college · university · program · scholarship · tuition · semester · applicant
Advance arrangement secured
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cancellationVoiding of plans
- openingGap or start
confirmed · seated · host · peak · availability · notification · callback · same-day
standby
Ready substitute awaiting use
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- alternatesBackup people or rotates
- reservesResources held back
overflow · backlog · spot · position · ranking · priority · cutoff · capacity · availability · notification
hopeful
Feeling positive expectation
uncertain · limbo · pending · provisional · tentative · unconfirmed · indefinite · contingent · speculative · refreshing
application
Formal request document
- enrollmentAct of registering officially
- admissionEntry or confession
- deferredSet aside until later
accepted · rejected · college · university · program · scholarship · tuition · semester · applicant · candidate
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- restaurantPlace serving meals
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cancellationVoiding of plans
opening · confirmed · seated · host · peak · availability · notification · callback · same-day · no-show