queue
verb
to wait for something in a queue. The usual American word is line up
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to form a row, or to put people or things in a row
to stand in front of people who have been waiting longer than you, in a way that is unfair
to go and stand at the end of a line of people who are waiting for something
used for saying that if you arrive before other people you will be served or dealt with before them
to move in front of people who have been waiting for longer than you have. The American expression is jump in line.
to queue
to form or join a row of people waiting one behind the other to do something. The usual British word is queue
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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