jump the queue

verb

To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.

Similar
cut incut in linejump the linecut queuepush inskip the line
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Meanings

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

present singular third person jumps the queue · participle present jumping the queue · participle past jumped the queue · past jumped the queue · alternative jump queue

  1. To move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.

    Synonyms: cut in, cut in line, jump the line, cut queue, push in, skip the line

  2. idiomaticTo receive preferential treatment.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo move into a queue ahead of others who have been waiting longer or that have a higher priority; push in.

Similar
cut incut in linejump the linecut queuepush inskip the line
Also see
cut injump the linepush inskip the line

Translations

Bulgarian пререждам
  • пререждам (prereždam)to move into a queue ahead of others
Catalan colar-se
  • colar-seto move into a queue ahead of others
Chinese Mandarin 插隊 /插队
  • 插隊 /插队 (chāduì)to move into a queue ahead of others
Danish springe over køen
  • springe over køento move into a queue ahead of others
Dutch voordringen
  • voordringento move into a queue ahead of others
Finnish etuilla, etuilla
  • etuillato move into a queue ahead of others
  • etuillato receive preferential treatment
French resquiller, passer devant tout le monde
  • resquillerto move into a queue ahead of others
  • passer devant tout le mondeto move into a queue ahead of others
German drängeln, sich vordrängeln
  • drängelnto move into a queue ahead of others
  • sich vordrängelnto move into a queue ahead of others
Hebrew עקף בתור
  • עקף בתור (akáf batór)to move into a queue ahead of others
Irish an scuaine a shárú
  • an scuaine a shárúto move into a queue ahead of others
Norwegian Bokmål snike i køen
  • snike i køento move into a queue ahead of others
Polish wpychać się bez kolejki, wepchnąć się bez kolejki
  • wpychać się bez kolejkito move into a queue ahead of others
  • wepchnąć się bez kolejkito move into a queue ahead of others
  • być traktowanym priorytetowoto receive preferential treatment
Portuguese furar a fila
  • furar a filato move into a queue ahead of others
Romanian sări peste rând, se băga în față
  • sări peste rândto move into a queue ahead of others
  • se băga în fațăto move into a queue ahead of others
Spanish colarse, saltarse
  • colarseto move into a queue ahead of others
  • saltarseto move into a queue ahead of others
  • saltearseto move into a queue ahead of others
  • saltearto move into a queue ahead of others
  • colearseto move into a queue ahead of others
Swedish trängas, smita före
  • trängasto move into a queue ahead of others
  • smita företo move into a queue ahead of others
Tagalog sumingit
  • sumingitto move into a queue ahead of others
Thai ลัดคิว, แทรกคิว
  • ลัดคิวto move into a queue ahead of others
  • แทรกคิวto move into a queue ahead of others
  • แซงคิวto move into a queue ahead of others
Turkish kaynak yapmak
  • kaynak yapmakto move into a queue ahead of others
Welsh neidio'r ciw, tsheto'r gwt
  • neidio'r ciwto move into a queue ahead of others
  • tsheto'r gwtto move into a queue ahead of others
Cite this entry
APA

jump the queue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20queue

MLA

“jump the queue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jump%20the%20queue. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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