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.
Examples of on cue in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Cognitive behavioral therapy trains someone to relax on cue while progressively exposed to the fear with the help of a therapist.
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The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
Some stared blankly into space, while others chuckled and applauded on cue.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
For Rashmi Kaul, a UTI researcher and professor at Oklahoma State University who did not work on the study, the new research arrived as if on cue.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
As if on cue, a cast of previous understudies stole center stage.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As if on cue, a man in his 50s, like us, walked up and greeted me by name.
—Ken Preuss, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
In her one-woman show, there’s a running joke that Kate Berlant cannot cry on cue.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
As if on cue, in walks Jesse Palmer to deliver the bad news: Party's over, boys!
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 July 2023
As if on cue, a pedestrian walking down the sidewalk notices her, exclaims, rushes over for a hug, and encourages Ms. Chandler to keep practicing her Portuguese.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
The Courier-Journal, 27 Mar. 2024
Some stared blankly into space, while others chuckled and applauded on cue.
—Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
For Rashmi Kaul, a UTI researcher and professor at Oklahoma State University who did not work on the study, the new research arrived as if on cue.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
As if on cue, a cast of previous understudies stole center stage.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
As if on cue, a man in his 50s, like us, walked up and greeted me by name.
—Ken Preuss, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
In her one-woman show, there’s a running joke that Kate Berlant cannot cry on cue.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
As if on cue, in walks Jesse Palmer to deliver the bad news: Party's over, boys!
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 11 July 2023
As if on cue, a pedestrian walking down the sidewalk notices her, exclaims, rushes over for a hug, and encourages Ms. Chandler to keep practicing her Portuguese.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2024
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“On cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20cue. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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