queue
verb
to wait for something in a queue. The usual American word is line up
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To wait in a queue
line up
to form a row, or to put people or things in a row
push in
to stand in front of people who have been waiting longer than you, in a way that is unfair
join a line/queue
to go and stand at the end of a line of people who are waiting for something
first come, first served
used for saying that if you arrive before other people you will be served or dealt with before them
jump the queue
to move in front of people who have been waiting for longer than you have. The American expression is jump in line.
wait in line
to queue
stand in line
to form or join a row of people waiting one behind the other to do something. The usual British word is queue
queue-jumping
noun
the unfair behaviour of someone who moves nearer to the front of a queue than other people who have been waiting longer
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a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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