queuing
noun[U]
(alsoqueueing)uk/ˈkjuː.ɪŋ/us/ˈkjuː.ɪŋ/mainlyUK
theactofwaitingin alineofpeople, often tobuysomething:
After anhourof queuing, aguardsaid it was only another twohoursto theticketbooth.
There were plenty ofstaffonhandwhencheckingin, whichmeantless queueing.
computing,internet & telecomsspecialized
theactofarrangingpiecesofdata,filesto beprinted,calls, etc. in aseriesso they can bedealtwith one after the other by acomputer,telephonesystem, etc.:
The Server Information Module is alsoresponsibleforprinterconfigurationand queueing.
Somebusinessownersjust need a fewphonelineswithfeaturessuch ascallqueuing,calltransferand music-on-hold.
- There is a lot of queuinginvolvedto get on therides.
- One way around the queueingproblemis tobuyfast-tracktickets.
- Myentrancefeedulypaid, it wastimetostartthe queuingproper.
Waiting
- await
- backlogged
- breath
- hang
- hang around
- hang on
- hover
- loiter
- lounge
- lurking
- mark timeidiom
- mill
- mill around
- twiddle
- twiddleyourthumbsidiom
- wait
- wait and seeidiom
- wait around
- wait forsomeone/something
- waiting room
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