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queue

1 queue /ˈkjuː/ noun
plural queues
1 queue
/ˈkjuː/
noun
plural queues
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEUE
[count]
chiefly British : a line of people who are waiting for something
computers : a series of instructions that are stored in a computer so that they can be processed later

jump the queue

British
: to go ahead of the other people in a queue : to go to the front of a queue instead of waiting
see also queue-jumping
2 queue /ˈkjuː/ verb
queues; queued; queuing or queueing
2 queue
/ˈkjuː/
verb
queues; queued; queuing or queueing
Britannica Dictionary definition of QUEUE
[no object] chiefly British
: to form or wait in a line
often + up