jumping the queue
phraseUK /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ ðə kjuː/
US /ˈdʒʌmpɪŋ ðə kjuː/
Going in front of people who were waiting before you.
The boy was jumping the queue at the bus stop, so the driver told him to go to the back.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Getting something before others who have waited longer, such as a service or an opportunity.
Some people accuse rich patients of jumping the queue for hospital appointments.
3. In computing, a process taking priority over tasks that were queued earlier.
The urgent job was jumping the queue and ran before the older print jobs.
4. In politics, pushing a bill ahead of others without the usual order.
The government was accused of jumping the queue to pass the new law quickly.