jump the queue

Definition of jump the queue - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

etiquette

move ahead in a line ignoring others

He decided to jump the queue at the concert.

priority

receive priority treatment over others

She managed to jump the queue for the new phone release.

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Expressions with jump

jump in

enter suddenly or quickly

He decided to jump in the pool without hesitation..

jump out

move outwards with a jumping motion

He jumped out of the window to escape.

jump up

move to a higher position by jumping

She can jump up to reach the shelf.

jump at

react quickly to something

He jumped at the sudden loud noise..

jump a hurdle

leap over a barrier in a race

She trained hard to jump a hurdle smoothly.

jump off

move from a high place by jumping

He decided to jump off the diving board.

Expressions with queue

queue up

gather in order, often to wait for something

People queue up outside the store before it opens.

dole queue

line of people waiting for unemployment benefits

During the recession, the dole queue grew longer.

join the queue

stand in line to wait for something

We had to join the queue to buy tickets.

queue-jump

cut in line ahead of others waiting

He was caught trying to queue-jump at the concert ticket booth..

queue-jumper

person who skips the line to go ahead

The queue-jumper went straight to the front of the line.

priority queue

system to handle tasks based on their importance

The project manager uses a priority queue for scheduling.

print queue

list of documents waiting to be printed

The print queue was full, so her document took longer to print..

job queue

list of tasks waiting for processing

The server processes tasks from the job queue.

distributed queue dual bus

distributed queuing setup that uses two buses for data movement

The lab tested a distributed queue dual bus to reduce message delays.

message queue

storage list where computer programs leave messages until another program reads them

The worker service reads each job from the message queue.

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push in

manners

jump the queue forcefully or rudely

Examples of jump the queue in a sentence

She was caught trying to jump the queue at the airport.
He tried to jump the queue at the concert entrance.
Some passengers jumped the queue at the boarding gate.

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French:griller la file, passer devant tout le monde, ...
German:vordrängeln, ...
Italian:saltare la fila, ...
Spanish:colarse, ...
Portuguese:furar a fila, ...
Chinese:插队, 抢先, ...
Japanese:飛ばす, 順番を飛ばす, ...
Arabic:تجاوز الدور, تَجاوَزَ الطابور, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲקוֹף בַּתּוֹר, לְהִשְׁתַּחֵל בַּתּוֹר, ...
Russian:лезть без очереди, пройти без очереди, ...
Ukrainian:лізти без черги, обійти чергу, ...
Hindi:लाइन तोड़कर आगे बढ़ना, लाइन में आगे बढ़ना, ...
Bengali:লাইনে কাটিয়ে যাওয়া, অগ্রাধিকার পাওয়া, ...
Catalan:colar-se, ...
Czech:předbíhat ve frontě, předběhnout ostatní, ...
Danish:snyde i køen, springe køen over, ...
Dutch:voordringen, ...
Greek:παρακάμπτω την ουρά, προσπερνώ, ...
Hungarian:előrefurakodni, előre kerülni, ...
Khmer:កាត់ជួរ, ទទួលបានអាទិភាពមុនគេ, ...
Korean:새치기하다, 우선권을 얻다, ...
Persian:نوبت دیگران را گرفتن, اولویت گرفت, ...
Polish:wepchnąć się bez kolejki, ominąć kolejkę, ...
Portuguese (BR):furar a fila, ...
Romanian:a sări peste rând, a intra în față, ...
Swedish:tränga sig före, ...
Thai:แซงคิว, ...
Turkish:sırayı atlamak, öncelik almak, ...
Vietnamese:chen hàng, được ưu tiên, ...

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