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

Members of the press and curious civilians, some Musk fans among them, queued up at sunrise to get one of the coveted Oakland courtroom seats.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

"One of the guys had queued from three o'clock in the morning," noted Scott, even though the store does not open until 10 am on Saturday.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

"All of the people that queued were all able to hear it and that was a moment for them. They loved it. They were all very happy," she recounted.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

There were requests for hot water for instant noodles and Gil queued up the paper cups and yes, sorry, promised to attend to them in just a moment.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

When the song ended, Og took a bow, then queued up a slow song.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline