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queue up ThesaurusVerb | 1. | queue up - form a queue, form a line, stand in line; "Customers lined up in front of the store"queue, line upstand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!" | Translationsqueue (kjuː) noun a line of people waiting for something or to do something. a queue for the bus. 列隊,長隊 列队,长队 verb to stand in a queue. We had to queue to get into the cinema; We had to queue for the cinema. 排隊 排队queue up to form, or stand in, a queue. We queued up for tickets. 排隊等候 排队等候
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queue up (for something)To get into a line to wait (for something). Sometimes also modified by "for (some amount of time)" immediately after "queue up." Primarily heard in UK. I hate having to queue up so early just to get tickets. The new restaurant has already become a huge success, with people queuing up for hours for a seat each night. We queued up for a chance to meet the author.See also: queue, upqueue up (for something)to line up for something. (*Typically British.) We had to queue up for tickets to the play. You must queue up here to get in.See also: queue, upqueue upv.1. To form an ordered sequence or line; line up: The patrons queued up outside the theater. The customers queued up at the ticket booth.2. To order some set of things to deal with them in sequence; line up something: Queue up the children, and I'll serve them lunch. We'll queue the applicants up and interview them one at a time.See also: queue, upEncyclopediaSeequeuequeue up Related to queue up: cue upSynonyms for queue upverb form a queue, form a line, stand in lineSynonymsRelated Words |