queue 2 BrE AmE verb ( also queue up ) [intransitive] British English
1 . to form or join a line of people or vehicles waiting to do something or go somewhere SYN line up American English
queue for
Some of the people queuing for tickets had been there since dawn.
queue (up) to do something
We had to queue up for ages to get served.
2 . if people are queuing up to do something, they all want to do it very much
queue up to do something
The school is one of the best, and parents are queuing up to send their children there.
queue up for something
Actresses are queuing up for the part.