- 1an action or event that is a signal for someone to do something cue (for something) Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne. cue (to do something) I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.
- 2a few words or an action in a play that is a signal for another actor to do something She stood in the wings and waited for her cue to go on.
- 3a long wooden stick with a leather tip, used for hitting the ball in the games of billiards and pool Idioms
at exactly the moment you expect or that is appropriate “Where is that boy?” As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway.
to copy what someone else does as an example of how to behave or what to do Investors are taking their cue from the big banks and selling dollars.
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