queued

[ kyood ]

adjective

1. waiting in a line:

   The motorcycle zipped by, overtaking the queued cars and cutting in front of all of them.

2. Computers. assigned to or arranged in a list of items waiting for action:

   The service has since been restored and all queued emails have been delivered.

   The queued operations may be rearranged and optimized before execution.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of queue ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of queued¹

queue ( def ) + -ed ²( def ), -ed ³( def )

Example Sentences

Concrete trucks routinely queued up on nearby streets before departing right on La Brea Avenue with their agitator drums turning.

From Los Angeles Times

When North Carolina residents began early voting on Thursday, Kline said some people waited in line at polls to vote, while others queued at government-provided trailers to shower.

From BBC

We were going to stop for food but the Wendy’s drive-thru had about 30 cars queued up.

From BBC

As I pondered leaving Chain — there was a McDonald’s down the street and a Pane Bianco inside the Row, both of which were cheaper and would have offered better experiences, one upscale and one low — I put on my headphones and queued up Pulp’s anthemic song “Common People.”

From Los Angeles Times

Dr Elawa queued for food whenever he could get any free time.

From BBC