jump the queue
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jump the queue (third-person singular simple present jumps the queue, present participle jumping the queue, simple past and past participle jumped the queue)Category:English lemmas#JUMPTHEQUEUECategory:English verbs#JUMPTHEQUEUECategory:English multiword terms#JUMPTHEQUEUECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#JUMPTHEQUEUECategory:Pages with entries#JUMP%20THE%20QUEUECategory:Pages with 1 entry#JUMP%20THE%20QUEUE
- To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
- (idiomaticCategory:English idioms#JUMPTHEQUEUE) To receive preferential treatment.
Synonyms
- cut in
- (US) cut in line
- (US) jump the line
- (Singapore) cut queue
- push in
- skip the line
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to move into a queue ahead of others
to receive preferential treatment
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