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# UIAccessibilitySpeechAttributeQueueAnnouncement

A key that indicates whether to queue an announcement behind existing speech or to interrupt it.

```
extern NSAttributedStringKey const UIAccessibilitySpeechAttributeQueueAnnouncement;
```

## Overview

The value of this key is an <doc://com.apple.documentation/documentation/Foundation/NSNumber> object that the system interprets as a Boolean value. When the value is `YES`, the system queues the announcement behind existing speech. When the value is `NO`, the announcement interrupts the existing speech. The default behavior is to interrupt existing speech.

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