call-waiting

Heather Cristol, 42, said she got a persistent busy signal in the moments after the shaking stopped: "We have call-waiting, so I knew the lines were blocked or something."

Wireless Networks Unscathed By Temblor Greg Bensinger 2011

She has call-waiting, but will not answer when I call.

Let Me Know When I Am Done | Her Bad Mother 2009

“Hold on,” he said, and he clicked over to his call-waiting.

Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

Taking a deep breath, he clicked his call-waiting back to the other line.

Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

Ordinary for many kids by the turn of the century was: being online with six people at once, while talking on the phone with two friends on call-waiting, while burning a CD for a pal, while doing homework with a friend, with TV on in the background just to keep him company.

Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009

Taking a deep breath, he clicked his call-waiting back to the other line.

Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

Ordinary for many kids by the turn of the century was: being online with six people at once, while talking on the phone with two friends on call-waiting, while burning a CD for a pal, while doing homework with a friend, with TV on in the background just to keep him company.

Childhood Unbound Ron Taffel 2009

“Hold on,” he said, and he clicked over to his call-waiting.

Alienated DAVID O. RUSSELL 2009

When I think about it, it's kind of like the microwaves, VCRs, and call-waiting of my generation, that I still sometimes need to explain to my parents.

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin: ABCs of the Birds and the Bees 2009

She has call-waiting, but will not answer when I call.

Let Me Know When I Am Done 2009