join a queue

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To get into an existing line, usually at the end.

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Examples (10)

  • He had to join the queue for the toilets.
  • Please join the queue at the back.
  • We need to join a queue to buy tickets.
  • Many people were already queuing, so we had to join the queue too.
  • She hesitated for a moment before deciding to join the long queue for coffee.
  • If you wish to enter, you must join the queue like everyone else.
  • Tourists began to join the queue outside the museum early in the morning.
  • I saw him join the queue for the bus just before it arrived.
  • There's no point trying to cut in; you'll have to join the queue.
  • Don't forget to join the queue for the exit after the show.