queuer
Person awaiting turn
A queuer is someone who waits in a queue or line.
The word is more common in British English, where queuing is a cultural institution: The queuers stretched around the block for concert tickets.
American English more often uses "person in line" or similar constructions.
Continuous mark or queue
- single-fileArranged in linear succession
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- formationCreation or arrangement
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
stanchion · ticket · number · entrance · barricade · corral · aisle · pathway
Earliest in, earliest out
- first-come-first-servedPriority by arrival order
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- sequencingDetermining element order
- schedulingAssigning times to events
fairness · turn-taking · order · systematic · queueing · dispatching · triage · allocation
Remaining in expectation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
- calmnessPeaceful mental state
stoicism · perseverance · forbearance · self-control · fortitude · resilience · steadfastness · tranquility
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- holdupTheft by threat
- slowdownReduction in pace
- jamCooked fruit spread
gridlock · lag · hindrance · setback · obstruction · backup · crawl · standstill
Belief about future outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
readiness · apprehension · anxiety · preparation · prospect · enthusiasm · contemplation · countdown
line
Continuous mark or queue
- single-fileArranged in linear succession
- serpentineCurving in repeated bends
- formationCreation or arrangement
turnstile · stanchion · ticket · number · entrance · barricade · corral · aisle · pathway · zigzag
FIFO
Earliest in, earliest out
- first-come-first-servedPriority by arrival order
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- sequencingDetermining element order
scheduling · fairness · turn-taking · order · systematic · queueing · dispatching · triage · allocation
waiting
Remaining in expectation
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- composureEmotional self-control
calmness · stoicism · perseverance · forbearance · self-control · fortitude · resilience · steadfastness · tranquility · equanimity
congestion
Excessive accumulation causing blockage
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- holdupTheft by threat
- slowdownReduction in pace
jam · gridlock · lag · hindrance · setback · obstruction · backup · crawl · standstill · interminable
expectation
Belief about future outcomes
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- excitementState of eager enthusiasm
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
suspense · readiness · apprehension · anxiety · preparation · prospect · enthusiasm · contemplation · countdown
queuerqueue-jumper
One bypassing orderly waiting
queue jumper · cutter · budger · skipper · interloper
- queued upWaiting in sequence
- queue upJoin waiting line
- queuing upJoining an orderly wait
- jump the queueSkip your proper place
- jumping the queueBypassing the waiting order
- jumped the queueBypassed proper order
queue, queued, queues, queuing, queuers, enqueue, dequeue, dequeued, enqueued