queue up



queue 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, up

queue up

v.
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, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Odilieo-DEE-lee-əGerman (Archaic)
Edna['ednə]
Petronellape-tro-NE-lah (German)Dutch, German, Swedish
EarthaUR-thəEnglish
Cassiopeaka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Eigyr-Welsh Mythology