queue
queue /kj'uː/ (queues queuing queued)
queueing can also be used as the continuous form.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N for n, N of n
A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line)
I watched as he got a tray and joined the queue...
She waited in the bus queue...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line)
Manchester United would be at the front of a queue of potential buyers...
3 [VERB] V, V for n
When people queue, they stand in a line waiting for something. (mainly BRIT)
I had to queue for quite a while.
...a line of women queueing for bread.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P for n
Queue up means the same as queue. (in AM, usually use line up)
A mob of journalists are queuing up at the gate to photograph him...
We all had to queue up for our ration books.
4 [N-COUNT]
A queue is a list of computer tasks which will be done in order. (COMPUTING)
Your print job has been sent to the network print queue.
5 [VERB]
To queue a number of computer tasks means to arrange them to be done in order. (COMPUTING)dole queue (dole queues)
[N-COUNT]
When people talk about the dole queue, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed. (BRIT; in AM, usually use unemployment line)
Another 29,100 people have joined the dole queue.queue up
[PHRASAL VERB] usu cont, V P to-inf, V P for n
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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line up)
People are queueing up to work for me!...
There are a growing number of countries queueing up for membership.
see also queue 3
queueing can also be used as the continuous form.
1 [N-COUNT] oft N for n, N of n
A queue is a line of people or vehicles that are waiting for something. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line)
I watched as he got a tray and joined the queue...
She waited in the bus queue...
2 [N-COUNT] usu sing, oft N of n
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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line)
Manchester United would be at the front of a queue of potential buyers...
3 [VERB] V, V for n
When people queue, they stand in a line waiting for something. (mainly BRIT)
I had to queue for quite a while.
...a line of women queueing for bread.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P, V P for n
Queue up means the same as queue. (in AM, usually use line up)
A mob of journalists are queuing up at the gate to photograph him...
We all had to queue up for our ration books.
4 [N-COUNT]
A queue is a list of computer tasks which will be done in order. (COMPUTING)
Your print job has been sent to the network print queue.
5 [VERB]
To queue a number of computer tasks means to arrange them to be done in order. (COMPUTING)dole queue (dole queues)
[N-COUNT]
When people talk about the dole queue, they are talking about the state of being unemployed, especially when saying how many people are unemployed. (BRIT; in AM, usually use unemployment line)
Another 29,100 people have joined the dole queue.queue up
[PHRASAL VERB] usu cont, V P to-inf, V P for n
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. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line up)
People are queueing up to work for me!...
There are a growing number of countries queueing up for membership.
see also queue 3