Collocation
waiting room
a room where people wait before seeing someone (especially a doctor, dentist, or official)
Definition
'waiting room' is a common English collocation. a room where people wait before seeing someone (especially a doctor, dentist, or official)
the + waiting room
“Please take a seat in the waiting room until the nurse calls your name.”
Examples
- The waiting room was crowded, so we stood near the door.
- Please wait in the waiting room until your appointment time.
- I left my umbrella in the waiting room at the dentist's office.
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- The nurse came into the waiting room and called the next patient.
- There were toys in the waiting room to keep the children busy.
- We spent an hour in the waiting room because the doctor was running late.
- A TV played quietly in the waiting room while everyone looked at their phones.
- The receptionist asked him to return to the waiting room after filling out the form.
- After the interview, all the candidates sat in the waiting room until they were called back in.
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