Phrase guide

queue up

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To queue (form a line while waiting).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: line up

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wait one's turn

2

verb

Meaning 2

To enqueue (something): to add (it) to a queue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, transitive

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

Misspelling of cue up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, misspelling

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

form a queue, form a line, stand in line

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Customers lined up in front of the store

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: line up, queue

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stand, stand up

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 排隊 /排队 (páiduì) — to form a line while waiting
  • Danish: sætte i kø — to form a line while waiting
  • Danish: stille i kø — to form a line while waiting
  • Estonian: järjekorda seisma — to form a line while waiting
  • Finnish: lisätä jonoon — to form a line while waiting
  • Finnish: asettaa jonoon — to form a line while waiting
  • Finnish: pistää jonoon — to form a line while waiting
  • Japanese: 並ぶ (narabu) — to form a line while waiting
  • Korean: 줄을 서다 (jur-eul seoda) — to form a line while waiting
  • Polish: ustawiać się w kolejce — to form a line while waiting
  • Polish: ustawić się w kolejce — to form a line while waiting
  • Swedish: köa — to form a line while waiting
  • Thai: เข้าคิว (kâo-kiu) — to form a line while waiting