Which one do you say, standing on line or standing in line?

I always said standing in line. I’ve never even heard standing on line before.

I say ‘in line’ or ‘I am in the queue’. In Australia people say “there is a bit of a line up’ too rather than there is a queue.

I say in line. I’ve heard on line. Maybe it’s from actually lining up along a line. Speech expressions are often local and specific to a geographical place.

In California we say “in line”. “Standing on line” is a New York thing.

Switching prepositions such as in and on is a pretty common thing. I even know people who say neither, and only refer to themselves being ‘at the line’. Though in this case (and the one that I also use) the most common version would be ‘in line’.

Standing in line. I have never heard anyone use on instead of in, in this context!

It’s regional thing. New Yorkers say standing on line; maybe others do too.

“Queue up.”

I’ve never heard of “standing on line”. I say “queuing up”.

In line, I just wish they’d get their skates on though :¬)

I say “in line”.

In line. I’d think it was odd if someone said “on line”....that….no.