queue1 nounqueue2 verb
queuequeue1 /kjuː/ ●●○ S3 noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINqueue
Origin:
1500-1600 French ‘tail’, from Latin cauda, codaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Excuse me, are you in the queue?
- I joined the queue for a taxi.
- The queue went right round the block.
- The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue.
- There was a queue of about fifteen people at the bus stop.
- There was a long queue for the toilets.
- Another person joined the queue and the old lady immediately behind him began to look restive.
- At one point the queue stretched four deep for more than a quarter of mile.
- Before long, lengthy queues began to form before opening time.
- Credit-checking agencies, credit-card processors and other heavy telecoms users have been at the front of the queue.
- If you're heading for the Paris Disney during the Easter holidays, how can you beat the queues?
- Meredith, recalling her brief conversation with Deanes in the queue, felt compelled to defend him.
- Three girls lost two weeks for talking in the medicine queue whilst waiting for doses.
Longman Language Activatora line of people
a line of people who are standing behind each other or next to each other: · The Queen is walking slowly along the lines of soldiers, occasionally stopping to ask a question.in a line (=forming a line): · The photographer asked us to stand in a line.form a line (=make a line): · The teacher got the children to form a line before they went into the hall.
a line of people who have been arranged to stand or sit next to each other, especially when there are several lines of people arranged one behind another: · Can you see me in the photo? I'm in the back row on the left.in a row: · The hotel staff stood in a row to greet their important guests.
British /line American a number of people who are standing one behind another, waiting to do something: · There was a queue of about fifteen people at the bus stop.queue for: · The line for the movie went right around the block.form a queue/line (=make a queue/line): · The women who were waiting outside the toilets began to form a queue.in the queue (=part of the queue): · Excuse me, are you in the queue?
if a group of people walk in single file , they walk one behind another in a line: · The path was so narrow that we had to walk in single file.
a group of people or vehicles that move slowly along in a line, especially as part of a public ceremony: · We were held up by a long funeral procession.· The children were eager to take part in the carnival procession.
an event in which a line of people such as musicians, dancers etc, or a line of decorated vehicles, go down the street while other people watch them in order to celebrate something: · A lot of soldiers were missing from the Victory parade.· When Johnson arrived home after the championships a big parade was held in his honour.
a long moving line of people, especially soldiers: · The column of French soldiers passed us on their way to the battlefront.· Columns of men and women were making their way towards the central square.
when you stand in a line of people waiting British to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Students were queuing up at the bus-stop.queue (up) to do something: · It's worth queuing up to get the best tickets.queue (up) for: · I hope we don't have to queue for tickets.
American to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Go and wait in line like everyone else.stand/wait in line for: · There were about 50 people standing in line for tickets outside the club.stand/wait in line to do something: · People stood in line to touch him, believing his body had healing powers.
if people line up , they go and stand in a line and wait to do something or be given something: · The guard ordered us to line up by the wall.line up to do something: · Christopher and the other children lined up to receive their awards.
British /line American a group of people, standing one behind the other, who are all waiting for the same thing: · The queue went right round the block.queue for: · There was a long queue for the toilets.the front/back of the queue/line: · After waiting for an hour, we finally got to the front of the line.join a queue/get in line: · I joined the queue for a taxi.· Two people tried to get in line ahead of us.
British /be in (the) line American to be waiting in a line with people who are all waiting for the same thing: · While I was in the queue at the bank I met an old school friend.· Kerry started talking to the people who were in line ahead of us.be in the queue for: · Several people in the line for the rollercoaster gave up and left.
British to get something before other people who have been waiting for it longer than you: · My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.· While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
informal to join a line in front of other people who are already waiting, so that you get something before them: · I hate people who push in in front of me!· Hey, that guy just cut in line!
WORD SETSaccess, verbaccess point, nounaccess time, nounaccounting system, accumulator, nounadd-on, nounADSL, nounaffective computing, nounAI, nounALGOL, nounalias, nounANSI, anti-spam, adjectiveanti-virus, adjectiveanti-virus software, nounAPL, nounapp, nounApple, Apple Macintosh, applet, nounapplication, nounapplication software, nounarcade game, nounarchitecture, nounarchive, nounarchive, verbarray, nounartificial intelligence, nounASCII, nounASIC, nounASP, nounassembly language, nounasynchronous, adjectiveAT&T, attachment, nounaudit trail, nounautomate, verbautomated, adjectiveautomation, nounavatar, nounB2B exchange, nounB2C, adjectiveB2E, adjectiveBabbage, Charles, backslash, nounbackspace, nounbackup, nounback-up copy, bandwidth, nounbar code, nounBASIC, nounbatch, nounbatch processing, nounbaud rate, nounBerners-Lee, Tim, bespoke, adjectivebeta test, nounBig Blue, bioinformatics, nounbiometric, adjectivebit, nounbitmap, nounBlackBerry, nounbloatware, nounblog, nounBluetooth, nounBMP, nounbond certificate, book entry, bookmark, nounbookmark, verbbook of final entry, nounbook of first entry, nounBoolean, adjectiveboot, verbbootable, adjectivebootstrapping, nounbot, nounbotnet, nounbps, brain dump, nounbroadband, nounbrown goods, nounbrowse, verbbrowser, nounbubble jet printer, nounbuddy list, nounbuffer, nounbuffer, verbbug, nounbulletin board, nounbundle, nounbundle, verbburn, verbbus, nounbusiness continuity services, nounbusiness continuity services, button, nounbyte, nounCabinet Office Briefing Rooms, cable modem, nouncache, nouncache, verbCAD, nounCAD/CAM, nounCAL, nounCalifornia, nounCALL, nounCAM, nounCambridge, Capita, caps lock, nouncapture, verbcapture, nouncard, nouncathode ray tube, nounCAT scan, nounCBT, nounCD-R, nounCD-ROM, nounCD-ROM drive, CDRW, nounCD-RW, nouncentral processing unit, nouncentral processor, nounCGI, nounCHAPS, character, nounchat room, nouncheat, nouncheckbox, nounchip, nounchip card, CIM, CIO, clerical assistant, click, verbclickable, adjectiveclient, nounclient machine, client-server, adjectiveclient/server architecture, clip art, nounclipboard, nouncloaking, nounclock cycle, nounclock speed, nounclone, nouncluster, nounCOBOL, nouncode, nouncoder, nouncom, Comdex, nouncommand, nouncomm port, comms, nouncompact disc, nounCompaq, compatibility, nouncompatible, adjectivecompatible, nouncompile, verbcompiler, nouncompress, verbcomputer, nouncomputer (industry) analyst, computer-aided, adjectivecomputer-aided design, nouncomputer-aided manufacture, computer-aided manufacturing, nouncomputer-assisted, adjectivecomputerate, adjectivecomputer-based training, computer-generated, adjectivecomputer-integrated manufacture, computerize, verbcomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer modelling, nouncomputer science, nouncomputer system, computer virus, nouncomputing, nounconcordance, nounconfiguration, nounconfigure, verbconnect, verbconnectivity, nounconsole, nouncontrol, nouncontrol key, nouncookie, nouncoordinate, nounCorel, corrupt, verbcounter, nouncourseware, nounCPU, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncracker, nouncrash, verbcrash, nounCroft, Lara, cross-platform, adjectivecross-posting, nounCtrl, nouncursor, nouncut, verbcutover, nouncyber-, prefixcybercrime, nouncybernetics, nouncyberpunk, nouncybersickness, nouncyberspace, nouncyberterrorist, nouncyberwidow, noundata, noundata bank, noundatabase, noundatabase management, database management system, data capture, noundata centre, data dictionary, noundata encryption standard, noundata file, data interchange format file, data mining, noundata processing, noundata protection, Data Protection Act, the, Dateline, daytrader, nounday trading, nounDBMS, debug, verbdecision support system, decode, verbdecompress, verbdecrypt, verbdefault, noundefragment, verbDel, noundelete, verbdeletion, noundeliverable, noundematerialize, verbdemo, verbdemonstration version, denial of service attack, noundeselect, verbdesktop, noundesktop computer, noundesktop publishing, noundestination site, dialogue box, noundial-up, adjectivedigerati, noundigicam, noundigital nervous system, digital rights management, digital wallet, nounDilbert, direct access, noundirectory, noundisaster recovery, noundisc, noundisinfect, verbdisk, noundisk drive, noundiskette, noundisk operating system, display, noundisplay, verbdistributed processing, Dixons, dock, noundock, verbdocking station, noundocument, noundocument sharing, noundongle, nounDOS, noundot-matrix printer, noundouble click, verbdouble-click, verbdouble density, adjectivedown, adverbdownload, verbdownload, noundownloadable, adjectivedowntime, noundown time, downwardly compatible, adjectiveDP, noundrag, verbdrive, noun-driven, suffixdriver, noundropdown, noundrop down, noundrop-down menu, nounDTP, noundumb terminal, dump, verbdump, nounDVD, nounDVD-ROM, nounEasdaq, noune-book, noune-business, nounECN, noune-commerce, nouneditor, nounedutainment, noune-fatigue, nounE-FIT, nounEFTPOS, nounelectronic, adjectiveelectronic bill of lading, electronic cottage, nounelectronic data interchange, nounelectronic funds transfer, nounelectronic invoice, electronic mail, nounelectronic media, electronic publishing, nounelectronics, nounelectrosmog, nounEllison, Larry, email, nounemail account, embed, verbencrypt, verbend-to-end, adjectiveenter, verbenterprise application integration, nounentry, nounEPROM, noune-publishing, nounequipment leasing, erase, verbErnie, error, nounerror message, nounescape key, Ethernet, noune-ticket, nounE-ticket, nounexecutable, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounexit, verbexpansion card, nounexpansion slot, nounexpert system, nounexport, verbextension, nounextranet, nouneye scan, nounF2F, adjectivefabricator, nounfactory preset, nounfatware, nounfeed, verbfeed, nounfield, nounfifth generation computer, file, nounfile manager, nounfilename, nounfile sharing, nounfile transfer, filing system, filter, nounfirewall, nounfirmware, nounfirst generation, nounfirst in, first out, nounfirst-person shooter, nounfive nines, nounfixed wireless, nounflash, verbflash, nounflash drive, nounflash memory, nounflatscreen, adjectiveflat screen, flip chip, nounfloor broker, floppy disk, nounfly-by-wire, nounfolder, nounfont, nounfooter, nounfootprint, nounforklift upgrade, nounformat, verbFortran, nounforum, noun404, adjectivefreeware, nounftp, nounfunction, nounfunctionality, nounfunction key, nounfungible, adjectivefuzzy logic, nounGame Boy, gameplay, noungamer, noungaming, noungarbage in, garbage out, Gates, Bill, gateway, nounghost, nounGIF, noungigabit, noungigabyte, nounGIGO, GIS, nounGlitter, Gary, global, adjectiveGLOBEX, nounGMS, nounGoogle, gopher, noungraphical, adjectivegraphical user interface, noungraphics, noungraphics card, noungraphic software, grid computing, noungroupware, nounGUI, nounhack, verbhack, nounhacker, nounhacktivist, nounhandshake, nounhard copy, nounhard disk, nounhard drive, nounhardware, nounhard-wired, adjectiveHawk, Tony, Hawking, Stephen, head, nounheader, nounhelp, nounhelp desk, nounhelp menu, help screen, nounHewlett Packard, hexadecimal, adjectivehigh-definition, adjectivehigh-level, adjectivehigh-level language, highlight, verbhome computer, home office, nounhome shopping, hookup, nounhook-up, nounhost computer, hot key, nounhot link, nounhot spot, nounHTML, nounhttp, hyperlink, nounhypertext, nounIBM, icon, nounICT, nounidentifier, nouniMac, nounimport, verbinbox, nounincremental backup, nounincubator space, industrial design, infect, verbinfected, adjectiveinformation exchange, information retrieval, nouninformation system, information technology, nouninfowar, nouninitialize, verbinkjet printer, nouninput, nouninput, verbinput/output, adjectiveinstall, verbinstaller, nounInstinet, Intel, intelligent terminal, interactive, adjectiveinteractive whiteboard, nouninterface, nouninterface, verbInternational Securities Exchange, nounInternet cafe, nounInternet Service Provider, interpreter, nounintranet, nouninvoke, verbIP address, nouniPod, nouniris scan, nounISDN, nounISP, nounIT, nouniterate, verbiTunes, iTV, nounJava, nounjob, nounjob bank, Jobs, Steve, joystick, nounJPEG, nounK, KB, keno, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkeyboard, verbkeyboarder, nounkeypad, nounkeystroke, nounkeyword, nounkilobyte, nounkit, nounkludge, nounknowledge base, Kraftwerk, LAN, nounlanguage, nounlaptop, nounlaser disk, nounlaser printer, nounlaunch, verbLCD, nounlight industry, nounlight pen, nounline printer, nounlink, verbLinux, nounLISP, nounlisting paper, listserv, nounload, verblocal area network, nounlog file, LOGO, nounloop, nounlow-level, adjectiveMac, nounmachine, nounmachine code, nounmachine language, machine-readable, adjectiveMacintosh, nounmacro, nounmagnetic disk, nounmagnetic media, nounmagnetic tape, nounmail, nounmail, verbmailbomb, nounmailbox, nounmailing list, nounmail merge, nounmainframe, nounmainframe computer, main memory, manual, adjectivemaximize, verbmegabyte, nounmemory, nounmemory address, memory bank, nounmemory card, nounmemory hog, nounMemory Stick, nounmenu, nounmessage, nounmetadata, nounmicro, nounmicrochip, nounmicrocomputer, nounmicroelectronics, nounmicroprocessor, nounMicrosoft, MIDI, nounmigrate, verbmigration, nounMillennium bug, minicomputer, nounminimize, verbmips, mission-critical, adjectiveMIT, mixer, nounmodel, nounmodel, verbmodelling, nounmodem, nounmodule, nounmonitor, nounMoore, Gordon, Moore's Law, nounmorphing, nounmotherboard, nounMotorola, mouse, nounmouse mat, nounmouse miles, nounmouse potato, nounMP3 player, nounMP4 player, nounMPEG, nounMSC, nounMS-DOS, multimedia, adjectivemulti-player gaming, nounmultiple applications, multiplexer, nounmultitasking, nounnagware, nounNasdaq, nounNASDAQ, Naseem, Prince, National Market System, nounNEC, nerd, nounnest, verbNetscape Navigator, network, nounnetwork, verbneural computer, nounneural network, nounneuroinformatics, nounnewbie, nounnew economy, nounNintendo, node, nounnoise, nounnotebook, nounnumber-cruncher, nounnumber crunching, nounobject, nounobject language, object-oriented, adjectiveOCR, nounOfex, nounoffice machinery, offline, adverboff-line, adjectiveonline, adjectiveonline catalogue, online updating, nounon-screen, adjectiveopen, verbOpen Group, the, open outcry, nounopen system, nounoperating system, nounoperation, nounoptical character recognition, nounoptical fibre, nounoption, nounorder, nounorganizing business, OSI, nounoutbox, nounoutput, nounoutput, verbover-the-counter dealing, over-the-counter market, over-the-counter share, over-the-counter stock, over-the-counter trading, overwrite, verbP2P, adjectivepackage, nounpacket, nounpacket-switching, nounpage, nounpage break, nounpalette, nounpalm phone, nounpalmtop, nounpaperless, adjectiveparallel data query, parallel port, parallel processing, nounPASCAL, nounpass-along, adjectivepassword, nounpaste, verbpasting, nounpatch, nounpause, verbPC, nounPC Card, nounPDA, nounPDF, nounPDF file, pen drive, nounPentium, peripheral, adjectiveperipheral, nounpersonal communicator, nounpersonal computer, nounpersonal electronic device, nounpersonal organizer, nounpetaflop, nounphishing, nounping, verbpiracy, nounpirate, verbpixel, nounplasma screen, nounplatform, nounplatform game, nounPlayStation, plotter, nounplug and play, nounplug-and-play, adjectiveplug-in, nounpointer, nounpop-under, nounpop-up, nounport, nounport, verbportable, adjectivepost, verbpost-industrial, adjectivePostScript, nounPowerPoint, nounprint, verbprinter, nounprintout, nounprint-out, nounprint preview, nounprocess, verbprocessing, nounprocessor, nounprogram, nounprogram, verbprogram file, programmable, adjectiveprogrammer, nounprogramme trading, programming, nounprogramming language, PROLOG, nounPROM, nounprompt, verbprompt, nounprotocol, nounPsion, pull down, nounpull-down, adjectivepull-down menu, nounpunched card, nounquantum computer, nounQuarkXPress, queue, nounqwerty, adjectiveRAM, nounrandom access memory, nounread, verbread only memory, read-only memory, nounread-out, nounread-write, adjectivereal-time, adjectivereboot, verbrecall, verbre-chip, verbrecord, nounrecord, verbrefresh, verbreload, verbremaster, verbremote access, nounremote control, nounremote working, nounreseller, nounreset, verbrespawn, verbretinal scanner, nounretrieval, nounretrieve, verbretry, verbreturn, nounright-click, verbrip, verbroad warrior, nounrobot, nounrollover, nounROM, nounRoute 128, nounrouter, nounroutine, nounRSI, nounRTF, nounrun, verbsalami slicing, nounSamsung, save, verbscalability, nounscalable, adjectivescan, verbscanner, nounscramble, verbscreen, nounscreen-based, adjectivescreen dump, nounscreensaver, nounscreen saver, nounscreenshot, nounscroll, verbscroll bar, nounscroll key, SCSI, nounSEAQ, search, nounsearch, verbsearchable, adjectivesearch engine, nounSEATS, nounsecurity rating, SEGA, self-healing, adjectivesend, verbserial port, server, nounserver farm, nounservice bureau, nounservice pack, nounSET, nounset-up, nounSFA, nounSGML, nounshareware, nounshift, nounshift key, nounshoot-'em-up, nounshopping bot, sig file, nounsilicon, nounsilicon chip, nounSilicon Fen, nounSilicon Glen, Silicon Valley, sim, nounSIMM, nounsimulation, nounSinclair, Sir Clive, single sourcing, skin, nounslo-mo, adjectivesmall office/home office, nounsmart, adjectivesmart bomb, nounsneakernet, nounsoft copy, nounsoftware, nounsoftware engineering, SoHo, SOHO, nounSonic the Hedgehog, sort, nounsoundcard, nounsource code, nounspace bar, nounspam, nounspeech recognition, nounspeech recognition software, speech synthesizer, nounspellcheck, nounspellchecker, nounspell-checker, nounspider, nounspider food, nounspim, nounsplit screen, nounspreadsheet, nounspreadsheet software, spyware, nounstandalone, adjectivestand-alone, adjectivestandby time, nounStarr Report, the, nounstarter pack, nounstart-up, nounstorage, nounstorage unit, store, verbstore-and-forward, nounstrategic information system, stream, verbstreaming, nounStreet Fighter, string, nounstylus, nounsubdirectory, nounsubroutine, nounsuite, nounSun Microsystems, sunrise industry, nounsupercomputer, nounsuperserver, nounsupport, verbsupport, nounswitching, nounsynchronous, adjectivesyntax, nounsynthespian, nounsystem, nounsystem administrator, nounsystems analyst, nounsystems programmer, system tray, nountab, verbtab key, nountab stop, nountag, nountag, verbtape, nountape drive, taskbar, nountechie, nountechnical support, nountechno-, prefixtechnocracy, nountechno-geek, nountechnophobe, nountechy, telecentre, nountelecommuter, nountelematics, nounteleprinter, nounteleworker, nountemplate, nounterabyte, nounteraflop, nounterminal, nountestdeck, nountext-to-speech, adjectivethird-generation, adjectivethird-party software, thumbnail, nountickbox, nountick box, nountime out, nountime-sharing, nountitle bar, nountoggle, nountoner, nountoolbar, nountoolbox, nounTOPIC, nountop-level domain, nountop ranking, nounTorvalds, Linus, Toshiba, Tottenham Court Road, touchpad, nountouch screen, nountrackball, nountransaction processing, transputer, nounTrojan horse, nountroubleshooter, nounTTS, Turing, Alan, tutorial, nounundo, verbuninstall, verbunique visitor, nounUnix, noununlisted share, unlisted stock, unrecoverable error, unzip, verbup, adverbupdate, nounupgrade, verbupload, verbupload, nounuptime, nounusability, nounUSB, nounUSB drive, nounuser-friendly, adjectiveuser group, nounuser interface, nounuser name, nounUS Robotics, utility, nounVActor, nounvalid, adjectivevalue-added reseller, vapourware, nounVDT, nounVDU, nounVGA, nounvideocard, nounvideo game, nounvideo snacking, nounviral marketing, nounvirtual, adjectivevirtual corporation, virtually, adverbvirtual memory, nounvirtual office, nounvirtual organization, virtual reality, nounvirus, nounvoice print, nounvoice recognition, wallpaper, nounWAN, nounWAP, noun-ware, suffixwar game, nounWAV, nounwearable, nounWeb 2.0, nounweb browser, nounweb crawler, nounweb design, nounweb development, web-enabled, adjectiveweb hosting, nounweb log, nounweb log file, wide area network, wi-fi, nounWi-Fi, nounwild card, nounwindow, nounWindows, Wintel, wipe, verbWiponet, nounwireless internet, wireless networking, nounWord, Wordperfect, word processor, nounworkspace, nounworkstation, nounWorld Wide Web, the, worm, nounWozniak, Steve, write, verbwrite-protected, adjectiveWYSIWYG, nounXbox, XML, nounY2K, nounYahoo!, zap, verbzip file, nounzombie, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. It took ages to get to the front of the queue.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· She stood in the queue at the checkout.
· I've been in this queue for fifteen minutes.
· Other passengers for the train were forming a queue.
· He went back inside to join the queue for the toilets.
(=join it)· I walked to the bus stop and took my place in the queue.
(=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue.
· A queue had formed outside the shop.
· The queue stretched the full length of the building.
adjectives· Already a long queue had formed outside the concert hall· There was a big queue.
· There was a small queue of people waiting to see the doctor.
(=with no bad behaviour or pushing in front of other people)· She told the children to form an orderly queue.
phrases· He pushed his way to the front of the queue.
· Get to the back of the queue!
· I wanted to be first in the queue when the doors opened.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus)· We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.
As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. It took ages to get to the front of the queue.· It says a long queue is forming.· Before long, lengthy queues began to form before opening time.· I took a tramcar a second time; when it stopped I saw a long queue of mostly Black men.· They're great long queues of people waiting to go into hospital. soc: No, they're not.· The queue in front of the bank hasn't budged since the beginning of June, and it's a very long queue.· Hopefully, there will be no long queues for refreshments as these will be available for sale all the afternoon.· In its heyday it was so popular long queues built up outside its shops.· The worse things got the longer became the queue.
NOUN· Dragged off the dole queue and hating every minute.· The monthly publication of the unemployment figures provides a depressing barometer of the dole queue.· So here's the proof that not all one-miss blunders end up on the dole queue.· Secondary school classes have also grown, with more pupils staying on rather than face the dole queue.· Leaving work and consigning yourself to the dole queue is obviously risky.· Why does not he admit that since last year's Budget more than 500,000 people have been added to the dole queue?· Cash reserves have been savaged by massive rises in social security benefits because of ever-growing dole queues and interest repayments on debt.· Whitehall officials were unable to explain it fully and refused to speculate when dole queues will start shortening.
VERB· He had brought no money, so he was not allowed to join the untidy crocodile of children forming the dinner queue.· Other passengers for the train were forming a queue.· They formed a queue outside the cinema, pockets of greasy overcoats and grubby kaftans bulging with flagons.
· They had travelled to Berlin merely in order to join the queue of refugees trying to get home.· It's because I didn't join the queue.· Armed with a fistful of papers you now have to join the queue to fetch the elusive gadget.· I signed more pieces of paper and went downstairs to join the queue outside the clothing store.· Well-if I wanted to join the queue to sign on for work, I needed an address first.· Outright batsmen joined the queue, and the supposedly slow bowlers were marking out what looked like suspiciously long run-ups.· Edward Woodward is the latest star to join the queue for the confessional.· Maggie joined the short queue in front of him.
· Such old-boy networks were one way of jumping the promotion queue, of obtaining sponsorship.· The duchess caused more ill-feeling and was jeered when she jumped hour-long queues on the slopes.· Why not save money - and jump the queue today.· Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.· We can not jump the queue.
· I'd stand in the lunch queue at school in my pegs while everyone else was in these horrible big flares.· No-one walked the corridors or stood in queues and the Headmaster almost seemed friendly, if this is possible to believe.· We stood in the customs queue, grasping passports in sweaty palms.· The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue.· Chapter eight Delia Sutherland stood in the immigration queue at Nassau Airport.· Stewart had filled in the V62 form while standing in the queue moments before staging the hold-up, the jury heard.· Why stand in a bus queue or sit in a traffic jam when you can walk almost as quickly?
· Little chills ran up and down her spine, as she waited in the queue for her lunch.· Can you believe they make him wait in the queue, just like everybody else?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the dole queue/dole queues► join a queue
1 British English a line of people waiting to enter a building, buy something etc, or a line of vehicles waiting to move SYN line American Englishbe/stand/wait in a queue- My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.
- While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
- Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.
- We can not jump the queue.
- Why not save money - and jump the queue today.
We stood in a queue for half an hour. You’ll have to join the queue.queue of a queue of people waiting for the busqueue for the queue for the toiletsqueue to do something There was a long queue to get into the cinema.the front/head/back/end of a queue At last we got to the front of the queue.2British English all the people who are waiting to have or get something: You’ll have to join the housing queue.queue for the queue for kidney transplant operations It is possible to jump the queue (=get something before people who have been waiting longer) if you are prepared to pay for your treatment.3technical a list of jobs that a computer has to do in a particular order: the print queue4a number of telephone calls to a particular number that are waiting to be answered → the dole queue at dole1(2)COLLOCATIONSverbsstand/wait in a queue· She stood in the queue at the checkout.be in a queue· I've been in this queue for fifteen minutes.form a queue· Other passengers for the train were forming a queue.join a queue· He went back inside to join the queue for the toilets.take your place in a queue (=join it)· I walked to the bus stop and took my place in the queue.jump the queue (=go to the front rather than joining the end of a queue)· An argument developed when she tried to jump the queue.a queue forms· A queue had formed outside the shop.a queue stretches somewhere· The queue stretched the full length of the building.adjectiveslong/big· Already a long queue had formed outside the concert hall· There was a big queue.small· There was a small queue of people waiting to see the doctor.an orderly queue (=with no bad behaviour or pushing in front of other people)· She told the children to form an orderly queue.phrasesthe front/head of the queue· He pushed his way to the front of the queue.the back/end of the queue· Get to the back of the queue!be first in a queue· I wanted to be first in the queue when the doors opened.queue1 nounqueue2 verb
queuequeue2 ●○○ verb (also queue up) [intransitive] British English VERB TABLE
queue
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | queue |
| he, she, it | queues | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | queued |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have queued |
| he, she, it | has queued | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had queued |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will queue |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have queued |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am queuing |
| he, she, it | is queuing | |
| you, we, they | are queuing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was queuing |
| you, we, they | were queuing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been queuing |
| he, she, it | has been queuing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been queuing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be queuing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been queuing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- One of the other passengers who was queueing to get on the train suddenly had a heart attack.
- Thousands queued for tickets to see the final.
- We had to queue for hours in the rain.
- Everyone would be trying to use the lift at that point - probably queuing for it.
- Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours.
- He had half expected a divine pre-emptive strike, a thunderbolt maybe, as he queued for the body and blood.
- The Caf Gandoplhi is Glasgow's cooling stream bit, assuming you don't mind queuing.
- They are just queuing at the door, waiting to be let in.
Longman Language Activatorto stand in a line of people
also stand/wait on line American to stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something: · Jerry joined the crowd of people who were waiting in line outside the stadium.· Standing in line for hours at some government office was not exactly my idea of fun. to do something: · Are you in line to get tickets?
British to stand in a line of people who are waiting to do something: · We had to queue for hours in the rain.queue to do something: · One of the other passengers who was queueing to get on the train suddenly had a heart attack.queue for: · Thousands queued for tickets to see the final.
British /line up American to form a line or join a line of people who are standing one behind another in order to wait to do something, for example buy a ticket: · We queued up outside the stadium and had to wait over an hour for our tickets.queue up to do something: · People began lining up to get into the movie theater. queue up for: · We used to have to queue up for bread every morning.
if many people line a street, they stand next to each other in lines along the sides of it, especially in order to see an important person or event: · Hundreds of people lined the streets to see the football team go by.· The route taken by the Queen was lined with crowds of people waving flags.
when you stand in a line of people waiting British to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Students were queuing up at the bus-stop.queue (up) to do something: · It's worth queuing up to get the best tickets.queue (up) for: · I hope we don't have to queue for tickets.
American to stand in a line of people who are all waiting for the same thing: · Go and wait in line like everyone else.stand/wait in line for: · There were about 50 people standing in line for tickets outside the club.stand/wait in line to do something: · People stood in line to touch him, believing his body had healing powers.
if people line up , they go and stand in a line and wait to do something or be given something: · The guard ordered us to line up by the wall.line up to do something: · Christopher and the other children lined up to receive their awards.
British /line American a group of people, standing one behind the other, who are all waiting for the same thing: · The queue went right round the block.queue for: · There was a long queue for the toilets.the front/back of the queue/line: · After waiting for an hour, we finally got to the front of the line.join a queue/get in line: · I joined the queue for a taxi.· Two people tried to get in line ahead of us.
British /be in (the) line American to be waiting in a line with people who are all waiting for the same thing: · While I was in the queue at the bank I met an old school friend.· Kerry started talking to the people who were in line ahead of us.be in the queue for: · Several people in the line for the rollercoaster gave up and left.
British to get something before other people who have been waiting for it longer than you: · My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.· While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
informal to join a line in front of other people who are already waiting, so that you get something before them: · I hate people who push in in front of me!· Hey, that guy just cut in line!
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. It took ages to get to the front of the queue.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
British English (=a line of people waiting for a bus)· We were chatting while we stood in the bus queue.
As two factories closed today, 500 people joined the dole queue. It took ages to get to the front of the queue.· Aspirants and aficionados alike ought to be queuing up outside bookstores to lay hands on it.· But, like turkeys looking forward to Christmas, industry heavyweights queued up to be part of the action.· What we didn't relish was queuing up again in the gloom of the stairwell to get it.· When the satellite is busy messages queue up and are sent out at a steady rate.· The road's real busy now - there's hundreds and hundreds of cars and buses all queuing up.· Tony Curtis wanted sausages, beans and mash and so he queued up with everyone else.· Clothes queue up in the wardrobe, an echo to the eye, or a jangle of Euclid.· You don't have to queue up at passport control.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the dole queue/dole queues► join a queue
1to form or join a line of people or vehicles waiting to do something or go somewhere SYN line up American Englishqueue for- My official uniform meant that we could jump the queue.
- While ordinary citizens had to wait months to get hospital treatment, government officials were able to jump the queue.
- Rayleen helped too, or rather her uniform did, giving us a pseudo-official status which meant we could jump the queue.
- We can not jump the queue.
- Why not save money - and jump the queue today.
Some of the people queuing for tickets had been there since dawn.queue (up) to do something We had to queue up for ages to get served.2if people are queuing up to do something, they all want to do it very muchqueue up to do something The school is one of the best, and parents are queuing up to send their children there.queue up for something Actresses are queuing up for the part.