queue

Everyday

1. A queue is a line of people waiting their turn. tree →
2. To queue is to wait in a line. tree →
3. A queue can also be a list of things waiting, like songs or print jobs. tree →

In the lessons

the same as a line: people joining add, people leaving subtract; places are counted from the front; phrases: «in a queue», «queue up», «jump the queue» (push in, unfair)

Examples

• There are twenty-nine children in a queue. tree →
• Tom is 8th in the queue. tree →
• 5 more people join the queue. tree →
• We queued for an hour to see the dinosaurs. tree →
• Please queue up quietly for lunch. tree →
• It is rude to jump the queue. tree →
• The queue for the ice cream van was very long. tree →
• Three songs are in the queue to play next. tree →

Note

Read it as a line. People joining add to the queue, people leaving subtract. Spelling: queue (the letters «ueue» are silent; it sounds like the letter Q). Mostly British; Americans say «line».