queuing up
Standing in line
Queuing up means joining or forming a line while waiting for something, whether at a shop, ticket window, or anywhere people wait their turn.
This phrasing is more common in British English, where queue itself predominates over the American line.
The phrase extends to digital contexts: I'm queuing up some podcasts for the drive.
You can queue up songs, downloads, or tasks to be processed in order.
- lining upForming an orderly queue
- standing in lineAwaiting service sequentially
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- wait your turnDefer to those ahead
- first come first servedEarliest arrivals get preference
take a number · crowd · deli counter · bank teller · patience · delayed gratification · hurry up and wait · checkout counter · velvet rope · order · ticketing · turn · fairness · etiquette · bottlenecks · boarding gate · anticipation · barriers
queuing upcutting in line
Entering ahead unfairly
jumping the queue · queue jumping · pushing in · barging in · line cutting
queuing updispersing
Spreading widely apart
scattering · walking away · stepping out of line · departing · breaking up