Job Queue - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A job queue holds CI jobs that are waiting for a free runner.
A job queue is the ordered list of CI jobs waiting for an available runner. When demand exceeds runner capacity, jobs sit in the queue until a runner frees up.
A job queue is where scheduled CI work waits before it executes. Queue depth and wait time are core signals of runner capacity health.
In CI
Long queue times usually mean too few runners for your peak load. Adding warm runners or raising concurrency limits shortens the queue.
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