call waiting

call waiting

n. A telephone service that alerts someone using the phone to an incoming call and allows switching between calls.

call′ wait′ing

n. a telephone service whereby a person engaged in a phone call is notified by a tone that a second call is being made to the same number. [1990–95]

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call waiting - a way of letting you know that someone else is calling when you are using your telephonetelephony, telephone - transmitting speech at a distance

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