in a/the queue
Frequency: 8.220.1 per million words
Indicates location within a line.
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Examples (10)
- Many customers were waiting in the queue at the checkout.
- I found myself stuck in a long queue for tickets.
- She patiently stood in the queue for over an hour.
- Everyone in the queue seemed a bit frustrated with the delay.
- He was already in the queue when I arrived at the bank.
- We spent nearly an hour in the queue at the airport security.
- There were only three people ahead of me in the queue.
- Could you hold my place in the queue while I get a drink?
- The children started complaining while standing in a long queue for the ride.
- Who is the last person in the queue for the concert tickets?