file in
Enter one by one
To file in is to enter a space in an orderly line, one after another: The students filed in and took their seats.
The opposite is file out.
Both suggest controlled, sequential movement rather than a crowd pushing through at once.
- queueOrdered waiting line
- moveChange location or act
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- stepFoot movement forward
- interfileInsert into existing arrangement
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