push in

phrasal verb

pushed in; pushing in; pushes in

British

: to move in front of other people who are waiting in a line

He pushed in at the head of the queue.

Examples of push in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the system moves inland, cooler temperatures will push in across the state. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

That has led to a push in states with referendum processes to take the power to district away from legislatures. —TIME, 1 Apr. 2024

The last big push in road-building – the peak construction of the interstate highways – happened more than 50 years ago. —Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Mar. 2024

Bell finished within a quarter-second of Larson after a last-lap push in the playoff race at Las Vegas last October, following up a fifth-place performance at the race in March. —Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2024

The regulator also launched an investigation into Boeing after the Alaska accident, and has embedded more staff into Boeing’s factories as part of an enhanced oversight push in the wake of the accident and a string of other quality lapses. —Ryan Beene, Fortune, 21 Feb. 2024

The second wave of displacement was during the Six Days War in ‘67 when, from the Jerusalem area and surrounding, a huge number of Palestinians were pushed in the territory now known as the Gaza Strip. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024

Houses, frequently two stories, are shoved together and apartments are pushed in behind them. —Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024

When is this continued and massive housing push in California going to end? —Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024