queue
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/kjuː/
🇬🇧
/kjuː/
noun
B1
a line of people or things waiting for something
We had to wait in a long queue to buy tickets.
R
a list of data items waiting to be processed
The computer processes tasks from the queue one by one.
verb
B1
to wait in a line of people or vehicles
People queue early to get the best seats.
R
to put tasks in order to be processed later
The program will queue your request for later processing.
translation
a line of people or things waiting for something; a list of data items waiting to be processed
to wait in a line of people or vehicles; to put tasks in order to be processed later
Word Forms
3rd Present
queues
Past
queued
Perfect
queued
Progressive
queueing
Plural
queues