jumped the queue
Skipped the line
To jump the queue is to move ahead of others who were waiting before you, whether literally cutting in line or figuratively bypassing normal procedures: He jumped the queue by knowing someone in admissions.
The phrase is more common in British English; Americans often say "cut in line" for the literal sense.
The past tense appears in expressions like She jumped the queue for a kidney transplant.
- impatienceIntolerance of delay
- waiting your turnStaying patient in sequence
- rudenessDisrespectful social behavior
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- lineContinuous mark or queue
wait in line · first come first served · frustration · confrontation · fairness · sequence · anger · protocol · backlash · manners · courtesy · cutting in · line cutting · social norms · unwritten rules · retaliation · entitlement · dirty looks