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(redirected from Queueing)

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queue up (for something)
to line up for something. (*Typically British.) We had to queue up for tickets to the play. You must queue up here to get in.
See also: up

jump the queue  (British & Australian)
to move in front of people who have been waiting longer for something than you If you try to jump the queue at a bus stop you'll get shouted at by old ladies. There's a long waiting list for hip operations, but you can jump the queue if you pay. (British & Australian) (British & Australian)
See also: jump


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95 Hardcover T57 This textbook on the optimal design of queueing systems is aimed at engineers who need to set parameters such as arrival and service rates before queues are put into operation.
I should like to know who thought it was a good idea to change to a new queueing system at the Post Office's busiest time of the years.
BAA must halve queueing times at Heathrow and Gatwick or face annual fines of up to £75m under proposals put forward by the aviation industry regulator.
 
 
 
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