Meaning & use
waiting in line
Standing in a queue of people, each waiting for their turn to be served or admitted.
See it in a sentence
We spent nearly an hour waiting in line to buy tickets for the concert.
Customers were waiting in line outside the store before it even opened.
A note on using this word
British English typically prefers 'queuing' or 'waiting in a queue' for the same idea.
Words with a similar meaning
queuingstanding in line
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