Hospitals · Health
be on the waiting list
await planned treatment
If you are on the waiting list, you are waiting for an appointment or treatment in hospital.
This vs that
I'm on the waiting list for surgery.
I have an appointment for surgery.
Hear it in real life
Have you got a date for the scan?
Not yet. I'm still on the waiting list.
I've been on the waiting list for a knee replacement since January.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'On the waiting list' is the natural everyday phrase; the stiff version sounds like an official letter.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I've been in the waiting list for six months.
Say: I've been on the waiting list for six months.
Use the preposition 'on' with 'waiting list'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
be on the waiting list for ___
She's on the waiting list for a hip operation.
I'm still on the waiting list for an assessment.
Hospitals words
Health · Hospitals: the words around “be on the waiting list”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm still on the waiting list.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
be on the waiting list
await planned treatment
“I've been on the waiting list for a knee replacement since January.”
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