queue

/kjˈuː/

/ˈkju/

[noun] [verb]

Queue

[NOUN]

a line in which people or vehicles wait for a particular purpose

synonyms : waiting line

a braid of hair at the back of the head

(information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

to queue

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to stand in a line of people waiting to do or buy something

synonyms : line up

queue up

Examples

1. He jumped the queue at the ticket counter.

2. Developers queued up to buy the property in 1995 but Turner played hard to get, waiting for better offers.

3. There has been public outrage after it came to light that some people had been jumping the queue for surgery appointments because they had a friend or relative working at the hospital.

4. Queue the intro!

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