waiting room
Definition
Noun: A designated room in a public or commercial building where people can sit and wait, typically before an appointment, service, or departure.
Usage
A "waiting room" is a common facility where people temporarily stay until they are called or until an event occurs. It is found in places like clinics, train stations, offices, and airports. - Please take a seat in the waiting room; the doctor will see you shortly. - The airport waiting room was crowded with passengers.
Advanced Usage
- "to cool one's heels in the waiting room": To wait, often for a frustratingly long time.
- I had to cool my heels in the waiting room for over an hour.
Variants and Related Words
- Waiting area (n): A more general term for a space designated for waiting, which may not be a fully enclosed room (e.g., at a gate in an airport).
- Passengers assembled in the gate's waiting area.
Synonyms
- Lounge: A room for waiting or relaxing, often more comfortably furnished.
- Reception: The area, often including a waiting space, where visitors are received.
Related Phrases
- "The wait is over": An announcement or feeling indicating that the period of waiting has ended.
- After two hours in the waiting room, the nurse finally called my name—the wait was over.
Noun
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a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait
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