boarding line

Meaning

A boarding line is the queue of passengers waiting to get onto an airplane, bus, or train. It forms at the gate before departure. You typically join this line when your specific boarding group is called.

Examples

• Excuse me, is this the boarding line for flight UA345?

  Excuse me, is this the boarding line for flight UA345?

• The boarding line is very long, so we should wait in our seats for a bit.

  The boarding line is very long, so we should wait in our seats for a bit.

• Please have your passport and boarding pass ready when you get in the boarding line.

  Please have your passport and boarding pass ready when you get in the boarding line.

• She stood in the boarding line for twenty minutes before the plane finally opened its doors.

  She stood in the boarding line for twenty minutes before the plane finally opened its doors.

• They are calling Group 3, so we need to join the boarding line now.

  They are calling Group 3, so we need to join the boarding line now.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I am waiting in the boarding queue line.

  ✓ I am waiting in the boarding line.

  Queue and line mean the same thing in this context; using both together is redundant.

• ✗ Let's stand on the boarding line.

  ✓ Let's stand in the boarding line.

  In English, you stand 'in' a line (or 'in line'), not 'on' it, when queueing up.

Related Expressions

Practice

• We should probably get in the ___ since they are calling our group.

  💡 The queue of people waiting to get on the plane.

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  boarding line

• Is this the ___ for the flight to Chicago?

  💡 The queue at the gate.

  Show answer

  boarding line