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.

Related

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

Opposites
order and sequence

queuing upcutting in line

Entering ahead unfairly

jumping the queue · queue jumping · pushing in · barging in · line cutting

accumulation vs. dispersal

queuing updispersing

Spreading widely apart

scattering · walking away · stepping out of line · departing · breaking up

immediate vs. delayed access

queuing upfast-tracking

Accelerating a procedure's timeline

Family

queue, queues, queued, queuing, queueing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G