jump the line

verb

To skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person jumps the line · participle present jumping the line · participle past jumped the line · past jumped the line

  1. USTo skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.

    Synonyms: jump the queue

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo skip to the head of a queue without waiting for one's turn.

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jump the queue
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Cite this entry
APA

jump the line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20line

MLA

“jump the line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20line. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jump the line,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20line.

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