queue up
Wait your turn
Queue up means to join or form a line waiting for something, standard in British English where Americans would say "line up" or "get in line": We queued up for tickets outside the stadium.
In computing, to queue up tasks or files is to add them to a processing sequence: I queued up several videos to download overnight.
- deli counterStore section for prepared foods
- take a numberEnter a waiting sequence
- waitDelay until later
- wait your turnDefer to those ahead
- standUpright support structure
standing room · line · prepare · form · organize · anticipate · prioritize · file · schedule · order · sequence · ticket · customer service · column · arrange · succession · first come first served · number
orderly waiting behavior
queue upcut in line
Enter queue improperly
jump the queue · push in · barge in · push ahead · butt in