Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with queue in American Collocation
long
big
endless
enormous
huge
large
lengthy
long
massive
At weekends there are often huge queue at the checkouts.
short
short
small
Maurice joined a short queue of people at the reception desk.
well-behaved and well-controlled
orderly
He made them all stand in an orderly queue, and anyone who pushed was sent to the back.
be in a queue
be in
stand in
wait in
We got fed up of waiting in the queue so we just went home.
join a queue
join
You can buy tickets at the venue, however be prepared to join the queue.
form a queue
form
People are blocking entrances by not forming an orderly queue.
reduce the length of a queue
cut
reduce
Self check-in was designed to cut queues at the airport.
move in front of people who have been waiting longer than you
jump
Jumping the queue is considered extremely impolite in Britain.