Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with queue in British Collocation
queue
noun
countable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/kjuː/
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.