queue
noun
a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
had been queuing
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past perfect progressiveof queue.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Some 13,000 free tickets were snapped up instantly when reservations opened last month, a fraction given that more than 100,000 people had been queuing online.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
He added he had been queuing at the airport with his wife and four-month-old daughter for more than 24 hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2021
"We're seeing 13-year-olds infected, people in their twenties dying," said 58-year-old Ndeye Dia, who had been queuing for a shot since 6 a.m.
From Reuters ● Jul. 29, 2021
Many had been queuing since the early hours to get into shops including Next, which opened at 5am.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 27, 2010
Some people had been queuing for more than 24 hours to get tickets but when the system opened it immediately collapsed, as it did last month when over-the-counter sales first began in South Africa.
From Reuters ● May 28, 2010
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