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

The case has attracted huge interest from Hongkongers, dozens of whom queued up outside of the court days before the sentencing to secure a spot in the public gallery.

From BBC

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

Party members queued for more than an hour to get into Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, which was transformed from a classical music venue to something more like a nightclub for Sunak's farewell speech.

From BBC

Local media said it happened as patrons queued to enter a hookah and cigar lounge.

From BBC