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queue

noun B1
1

kuyruk

a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

She waited in a short queue at the bus stop.

  • The queue for the concert tickets stretched around the corner.
  • During the holiday season, many shoppers join the queue outside the department store.
  • The university implemented an online registration system to reduce the time students spend standing in a queue.
  • Critics argue that the bureaucratic queue for research grants hampers innovative projects.
  • stand in a queue · kuyrukta beklemek Customers stood in a long queue for the new phone.
  • queue for tickets · biletler için kuyruk Fans queued for tickets outside the stadium.
  • wait in a queue He was in a queue for hours before the service opened.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: line

simpler: line

topic: Shopping and money

queue

verb B1
1

sıraya girmek, kuyruk oluşturmak

to form or join a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

The shoppers queued outside the store for the opening sale.

  • He queued for the new smartphone release early in the morning.
  • During the concert, fans queued for hours to get a good spot.
  • Despite the rain, the crowd continued to queue patiently for the bus.
  • queue up · sıraya girmek Passengers were asked to queue up before boarding the train.
  • queue for sth Students queued for coffee before the lecture started.

sb: somebody · sth: something

similar: line

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