queueing
Standing in line
Queueing is the present participle of queue—waiting in line or adding items to a waiting list.
British English favors this double-e spelling; American English typically uses "queuing." We spent an hour queueing for tickets.
In computing, queueing refers to the process of managing tasks or data waiting to be processed: The server handles request queueing automatically.
Continuous mark or queue
- rowLinear arrangement across
- fileStored collection of data
- chainLinked segments forming length
- snakingMoving in curves
winding · velvet rope · stanchion · barrier · corral · switchback · zigzag · formation
Protective intermediate space
- loadCarried weight or burden
- processSteps toward a result
- serverOne who attends tables
- requestFormal act of seeking
bandwidth · latency · stack · cache · batch · playlist · streaming · download
Priority by arrival order
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
- number systemMethod for expressing quantities
ticketing · reservation · scheduling · ranking · placement · position · spot · next in line
Enforced waiting period
- holdupTheft by threat
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
- lagPeriod of falling behind
slowdown · idle · limbo · downtime · killing time · boredom · impatience · foot-tapping
Payment completion process
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- airportAviation passenger facility
- securityProtection from threat
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
immigration · DMV · bank · post office · theme park · concert · ticket office · cafeteria
line
Continuous mark or queue
snaking · winding · velvet rope · stanchion · barrier · corral · switchback · zigzag · formation · sidewalk
buffer
Protective intermediate space
request · bandwidth · latency · stack · cache · batch · playlist · streaming · download · upload
first-come-first-served
Priority by arrival order
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- turn-takingAlternating speaker roles
number system · ticketing · reservation · scheduling · ranking · placement · position · spot · next in line · cutting in
delay
Enforced waiting period
- holdupTheft by threat
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- standstillTotal cessation of movement
lag · slowdown · idle · limbo · downtime · killing time · boredom · impatience · foot-tapping · clock-watching
checkout
Payment completion process
- supermarketSelf-service food retailer
- airportAviation passenger facility
- securityProtection from threat
customs · immigration · DMV · bank · post office · theme park · concert · ticket office · cafeteria · buffet
crowded
Filled beyond comfort
- packedFilled to capacity
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
gridlock · jam · overflow · crush · throng · mob · swarm · masses · cramped · jostling
queuing up
Joining an orderly wait
- arrangingarranging, organizing, ordering, positioning, placing
- Britishnesstea, London, BBC, Big Ben, royal family
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
- passenger behaviorboarding, exiting, sitting, standing, waiting
- transit actionsboarding, riding, waiting, standing, sitting
- networkingrouter, routers, LAN, WAN, switches
queueingcutting in line
Entering ahead unfairly
queue jumping · jumping the queue · pushing ahead · budging · barging in