queue up

kjuː ʌp

Definition of queue up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

arrange order

intr.

gather in order, often to wait for something

intr.

People queue up outside the store before it opens.

line up

wait in line

technology

tr./intr.

TECH.

add something to a queue in computing

tr./intr.

TECH.

You can queue up the files for download.

buffer

enqueue

schedule

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Expressions with queue

jump the queue

move ahead in a line ignoring others

He decided to jump the queue at the concert.

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.

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fall in line

organization

line up or queue

Examples of queue up in a sentence

Files queue up on the server during backup.
The program allows you to queue up tasks for processing.
Users can queue up videos to watch later.

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French:faire la queue, mettre en file d'attente, ...
German:sich anstellen, anstellen, ...
Italian:mettersi in fila, accodare, ...
Spanish:hacer fila, poner en cola, ...
Portuguese:formar fila, enfileirar, ...
Chinese:排队, 列队, ...
Japanese:並ぶ, キューに追加する, ...
Arabic:اِصْطَفَّ, أَضافَ إِلى قائِمَةِ الِانتِظار, ...
Hebrew:לְהִסְתַּדֵּר בְּתוֹר, לְהַכְנִיס לַתּוֹר, ...
Russian:выстраиваться в очередь, поставить в очередь, ...
Ukrainian:ставати в чергу, запланувати, ...
Hindi:कतार में लगना, कतार में लगाना, ...
Bengali:সারিবদ্ধ হওয়া, সারিতে যোগ করা, ...
Catalan:fer cua, posar en cua, ...
Czech:řadit se do fronty, zařadit do fronty, ...
Danish:stille sig i kø, sætte i kø, ...
Dutch:in de rij gaan staan, in de wachtrij plaatsen, ...
Greek:στέκομαι στην ουρά, ουράνω, ...
Hungarian:sorba állni, sorba állítani, ...
Khmer:តម្រង់ជួរ, ដាក់ចូលជួររង់ចាំ, ...
Korean:줄을 서다, 대기열에 추가하다, ...
Persian:در صف ایستادن, در صف قرار داد, ...
Polish:ustawiać się w kolejce, dodawać do kolejki, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer fila, enfileirar, ...
Romanian:a sta la coadă, a adăuga, ...
Swedish:köa, ställa i kö, ...
Thai:ต่อแถว, เพิ่มในคิว, ...
Turkish:sıraya girmek, sıraya eklemek, ...
Vietnamese:xếp hàng, thêm vào hàng đợi, ...

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