The Vocabulary of the Queue

an der Reihe sein — to be the one whose turn it is. Duden: to be the one who is now being served.

der Reihe nach — in a fixed order.

außer der Reihe — out of turn, as an exception.

aus der Reihe tanzen — to dance out of the row, to behave differently from everyone else.

sich vordrängeln — to push in ahead of others. Duden’s example: sie hat versucht, sich an der Kasse vorzudrängeln, she tried to push in at the checkout.

Wer ist der Nächste? — Who is next? The question at the bakery counter.

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