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The phrase "in a queue" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a line of people or things waiting for something. For example, "We spent an hour in a queue waiting for our turn to buy tickets."
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Yes, you're standing in a queue.
"You stand in a queue," Mary said.
Waiting in a queue to go to the office.
"Even at Harvard, you're normally waiting in a queue".
"I auditioned yesterday in a queue of five others.
No waiting in a queue of people, it was great.
As a result, the number of unmarried men piles up, as in a queue.
I was placed in a queue for over 70 minutes before speaking to a representative.
"In England, we love to stand in a queue," he said.
The notice was put in a queue to be dealt with.
A few weeks later, Ally stood behind her in a queue at the supermarket.
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