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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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
And then, as if on cue, a rat scurried over Corradi’s foot.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
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As if on cue, most Western officials have portrayed Putin as the real culprit in the Ukraine predicament.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2024
And then, as if on cue, a rat scurried over Corradi’s foot.
—Jeongyoon Han, NPR, 24 Sep. 2024
Advertisement Almost as if on cue, things began to unravel for the Sparks once the second half was underway.
—Andrés Soto, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
As if on cue, most Western officials have portrayed Putin as the real culprit in the Ukraine predicament.
—John Mearsheimer, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2014
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“On cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20cue. Accessed 6 Oct. 2024.
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