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jump queue

jump queue is the alternative form of jump the queue.

Meaning of jump the queue

Verb

jump the queue (third-person singular simple present jumps the queue, present participle jumping the queue, simple past and past participle jumped the queue)

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

Forms of jump queue

third-person singular presentjumps queue
present participlejumping queue
past participlejumped queue
pastjumped queue

Questions about jump queue

What is jump queue the alternative form of?
Jump queue is the alternative form of jump the queue.

Words near jump queue in the dictionary

  1. jump pass
  2. jump passes
  3. jump point search
  4. jump process
  5. jump processes
  6. jump queue
  7. jump racing
  8. jump ramp
  9. jump ramps
  10. jump rope
  11. jump roped

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