Queue

/kjuː/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A line of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to proceed or be attended to.

There was a long queue outside the cinema for the opening night of the movie.

A sequence of items waiting to be processed or dealt with, often in computing.

The printer had a queue of documents waiting to be printed.

verb

To arrange or form in a queue.

Please queue up in an orderly fashion before entering the conference room.

From the Latin 'cauda' meaning 'tail'.

queue up

to line up or wait in a line for something.

in the queue

waiting in line for service.

queue jumping

the act of moving ahead in line unfairly.

line

A long, narrow mark or band.

row

A series of things in a straight line.

wait

To stay in a place until an expected event happens.

To stand in line.

I'm queuing for the new iPhone.

To wait patiently.

Just queue it out; we'll be seen soon.