on cue
idiom
: at the exact moment one would expect
She arrived right on cue as we were talking about her.
As if on cue, the entire group burst into laughter.
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The Last of Us’s New Beginning Right on cue, HBO’s adaptation arrives at the source material’s definitive spoiler — and its most controversial.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2025
Stocks take the stairs up but the elevator down and, on cue, the 2022 bear market ended after nine months.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
As the Salvadoran president talked, Mr. Trump, surrounded by cabinet members who spoke in support of the president on cue, smiled in approval.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Everything about this is limited, and then there are no guarantees that the wildlife will perform on cue.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2025
Stocks take the stairs up but the elevator down and, on cue, the 2022 bear market ended after nine months.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
As the Salvadoran president talked, Mr. Trump, surrounded by cabinet members who spoke in support of the president on cue, smiled in approval.
—Zolan Kanno-Youngs, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Everything about this is limited, and then there are no guarantees that the wildlife will perform on cue.
—Mindy Sink, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on cue
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“On cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20cue. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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