"Holding" after a book becomes available to you

So I'm still learning this app, but just when I thought I understood it, I had something weird happen to a book I had on hold.

I was mid read of a book when one of my holds became available and I decided to suspend it thinking it would hold my front of the line, just hand it to the next guy behind me first. 2 weeks wait max right? Well when I finished my current read, I unsuspended and suddenly I'm 3rd in line, 6 waiting. I don't understand how that happened. Did I misunderstand what a suspension does?