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/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.
Etymology
From the Latin 'cauda' meaning 'tail'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
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.
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Slang Meanings
To stand in line.
I'm queuing for the new iPhone.
To wait patiently.
Just queue it out; we'll be seen soon.