DMV line
Bureaucratic waiting torture
A DMV line is the queue at a Department of Motor Vehicles office, notorious for being long, slow-moving, and soul-crushing.
The phrase has become shorthand for any tedious bureaucratic wait: This pharmacy line is like a DMV line.
The DMV's reputation for inefficiency makes it a cultural reference point for frustrating delays.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- long waitProlonged period before something
- queueOrdered waiting line
- take a numberEnter a waiting sequence
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
now serving · license · registration · boredom · frustration · tickets · paperwork · clerks · forms · proof of address · crowded · endless · shuffle · standstill · hurry up and wait · number · counter · behind the counter
- queuesqueue, lineup, waiting list, wait list, enqueue
DMV lineexpress service
Accelerated delivery option
concierge service · priority lane · VIP treatment · fast lane · priority service
DMV lineconcierge desk
Hotel service counter
VIP treatment · personalized service · warm welcome · red carpet treatment
DMV lineonline portal
Internet access interface
automated system · self-service kiosk · mobile app · 24/7 access · doorstep delivery
DMV, line, lines, lined, lining, liner, liners, linear, lineage