QUEUE UP


Meaning of QUEUE UP in English

If you say that people are queuing up to do or have something, you mean that a lot of them want the opportunity to do it or have it. (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use line up )

People are queueing up to work for me!...

There are a growing number of countries queueing up for membership.

PHRASAL VERB: usu cont, V P to-inf, V P for n

see also queue 3

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .