queue
/kyo͞o/
verb
- take one's place in a queue."in the war they had queued for food"synonyms: line up, form lines, get into rows/columns, fall in, file, walk/move in line, stand in a queue, form a queue, queue up, wait in line, form a line, form a crocodile
- arrange in a queue."input or output requests to a file are queued by the operating system"
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the act of waiting in a line of people, often to buy something. After an hour of queuing, a guard said it was only another two hours to the ticket booth.
1. a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head 2. a waiting line especially of persons or vehicles 3. a : a sequence of messages or jobs held ...
8 days ago · to wait in a line of people, often to buy something: Dozens of people were queueing up to get tickets. We had to queue for three hours to get in.
A queue is a line of things, usually people. If you go to the store on a big sale day, there will probably be a long queue at the check-out.
1. 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 ...
to go ahead of the other people in a queue : to go to the front of a queue instead of waiting. He tried to jump the queue but they wouldn't let him.
If you say there is a queue of people who want to do or have something, you mean that a lot of people are waiting for an opportunity to do it or have it.
A queue is a waiting line or lineup of tasks, requests, or interactions that are pending processing or handling, commonly used in contact centers to manage ...
verb (used with or without object) · to form in a line while waiting (often followed by up ). · Computers. to arrange (data, jobs, messages, etc.) into a queue.
Noun · The act of queuing up (lining up) or waiting in line/on line. · (chiefly computing theory) The act of placing something in a queue.