linecourtesy
nounUK /ˈlaɪnˌkɜːtəsi/
US /ˈlaɪnˌkɝːtəsi/
Linecourtesy is being polite and fair to other people when you wait in a line.
Showing linecourtesy, the boy let the older woman go ahead of him in the queue.
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2. The practice of letting someone with fewer items or greater need go first in a checkout line.
Her linecourtesy let the parent with a crying baby pay before her.
3. Keeping a proper space and not pushing while standing in a line.
Good linecourtesy means you don't stand too close to the person in front of you.
4. Waiting your turn without complaining or cutting in.
The students showed linecourtesy by staying quiet and waiting for the bus.