queued

American  

[kyood] / kyud /

adjective

1. waiting in a line.

   The motorcycle zipped by, overtaking the queued cars and cutting in front of all of them.

2. Computers. assigned to or arranged in a list of items waiting for action.

   The service has since been restored and all queued emails have been delivered.

   The queued operations may be rearranged and optimized before execution.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of queue.

Etymology

Origin of queued

queue ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ), -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Simon Ng, one of dozens of Lai's supporters who queued for hours outside the court, told AFP he had been a "loyal reader" since Apple Daily was founded in 1995.

From Barron's

The Apple Daily readers who queued up for tickets to Monday’s sentencing did so because they regard Mr. Lai as standing up for them.

From The Wall Street Journal

AFP images from Sunday showed ambulances queued up on the Egyptian side preparing to receive medical evacuees, who were expected to be the first groups allowed out.

From Barron's

As ambulances queued in front of Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading last week, corridors full of patients were waiting for a bed on a ward.

From BBC

The retired farmer had queued up on November 29 at a launch of Bardella's new book in the southern town of Moissac, squashing an egg on his head when he reached him.

From Barron's