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Discover LudwigThe phrase "was queuing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that was happening in the past, specifically the act of waiting in line. Example: "I was queuing for tickets when I realized I had forgotten my wallet."
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was queuing
verb
To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
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I was queuing from 2.40am.
I was queuing at the checkpoint to Galilee.
But I didn't know that then, so I was queuing.
By the time book three came out, he was queuing at midnight outside the bookshop.
I was queuing at the checkpoint to Galilee.I sought him and found him not.
Several tills were located on each floor, and as with Harrods not a soul was queuing.
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I was queueing at 1am.
I was queueing since 2am.
One day I was queueing in Selfridges.
Outside, nobody was queued up to ride the gondola.
We are queuing.
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