a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something
a queue at the theatre
US and Canadian word: line
2. computing
a list in which entries are deleted from one end and inserted at the other
3.
a pigtail
4. jump the queue
verbWord forms: queues, queuing, queueing or queued
5. (intransitive; often foll byup)
to form or remain in a line while waiting
6. computing
to arrange (a number of programs) in a predetermined order for accessing by a computer
Word origin
C16 (in the sense: tail); C18 (in the sense: pigtail): via French from Latin cauda tail
Examples of 'queuing' in a sentence
queuing
People were already queuing for taxis in front of the station.
Mark Mills AMAGANSETT (2004)
Before that time, we scrambled to get ready, bad-temperedly queuing up on the stairs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Fatcat lawyers will be queuing up to take her money.
The Sun (2012)
Some of the injured even resumed queuing after leaving hospital.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Property prices are soaring and developers are queuing up to build.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Just a problem at the bank meant queuing for hours.
The Sun (2013)
It learnt about paying for things and about queuing at the till.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I started queuing at 6.30 in the morning.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Queuing is part of this 'act', as is the slow climb of the rollercoaster.
The Sun (2013)
It was like queuing for a wedding line-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All related terms of 'queuing'
kale
Kale is a vegetable that is similar to a cabbage.
queue
A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something.
line
A line is a long thin mark which is drawn or painted on a surface.
queuing theory
a mathematical approach to the rate at which components queue to be processed by a machine, instructions are accessed by a computer, orders need to be serviced, etc, to achieve the optimum flow
queue up
If you say that people are queuing up to do or have something, you mean that a lot of them want the opportunity to do it or have it.