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on cue

on cue prepositional phrase: exactly when expected or appropriate.

Prepositional phrase

  1. Exactly when expected or appropriate.
    • I was talking to Bob about the noise made by my neighbours, when right on cue their music started thumping through the wall.

Questions about on cue

What does on cue mean?
On cue means exactly when expected or appropriate.
What part of speech is on cue?
On cue is a prepositional phrase.

Words near on cue in the dictionary

  1. on condition
  2. on condition that
  3. on contact
  4. on course
  5. on credit
  6. on cue
  7. on dead dogs
  8. on death's doorstep
  9. on deck
  10. on deck circle
  11. on deck circles

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