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Common collocations with queue in American Collocation

queue noun countable

US /kju/

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.