call waiting

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Definition

Noun: A telephone service feature that alerts a user who is already on a call that another incoming call is attempting to reach their line. The user can typically place the first call on hold to answer the second.

Usage

This term is used exclusively as a noun to refer to the specific telecommunications service or feature. * You need to subscribe to call waiting from your phone company. * My call waiting beeped, so I put you on hold for a moment.

Examples

• "I missed your call because I didn't have call waiting enabled on my line."
• "Please disable call waiting before starting the conference call by dialing *70."
• "A tone on the line indicated that call waiting was alerting her to another caller."

Advanced Usage

• "To have call waiting": To be subscribed to or to use this service.
  • Does your landline have call waiting?
• "A call-waiting tone/beep/alert": The specific audible signal indicating another call.
  • I heard the call-waiting beep and excused myself.

Variants and Related Words

• Call-waiting (adjective form, often hyphenated when used attributively): Used to describe features or signals related to the service.
  • The call-waiting feature is very useful.

Synonyms

• Call holding (less common)
• Waiting call (context-specific)

Notes

This is a compound noun formed from the verbs "call" and "wait." It functions as a single, fixed term for the service. It is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions or idioms.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephone