queue

American  

[kyoo] / kyu /

noun

1. a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.

2. a file or line, especially of people waiting their turn.

3. Computers. a FIFO-organized sequence of items, as data, messages, jobs, or the like, waiting for action.

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verb (used with or without object)

queued, queuing

1. to form in a line while waiting (often followed byup ).

2. Computers. to arrange (data, jobs, messages, etc.) into a queue.

queue British  

/ kjuː /

noun

1. a line of people, vehicles, etc, waiting for something

   a queue at the theatre

2. computing a list in which entries are deleted from one end and inserted at the other

3. a pigtail

4. See queue-jump

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verb

1. to form or remain in a line while waiting

2. computing to arrange (a number of programs) in a predetermined order for accessing by a computer

Other Word Forms

• queuer noun

Etymology

Origin of queue

First recorded in 1585–95; from Middle French, from Latin cauda, cōda “tail”

Example Sentences

Filmgoers have been queueing up outside donation trucks parked outside screenings which has resulted in "constantly full" donation sessions.

From BBC

The Chinese consumer who once queued for hours to buy a logo has evolved.

From Barron's

"One of the two lines had been closed by the sea - we had to wait in a queue of trains all relying on the remaining track and eventually crawled forward, after a delay," she adds.

From BBC

However, the European Commission has indicated that suspending EES checks to help ease queues will be allowed at busy times until September.

From BBC

Before lessons start, students from both year groups have to queue up to slot their devices into mobile phone storage lockers.

From BBC