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

  1. To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.
  2. (idiomaticCategory:English idioms#JUMPTHEQUEUE) To receive preferential treatment.

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