on cue
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: 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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As if on cue, a photographer jumped in for a few snaps, directing her how to sit for a better shot.
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
As if on cue, Emily struts into the bookstore, revealing that her 20-year prison sentence has magically been erased thanks to the money and connections of her mysterious new Italian fiancé.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
As if on cue, the closed front door suddenly swings wide open on its own.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Sure enough, Weaver and company show up on cue, guns blazing, to forestall what is certain to be one heck of a DOGE budget cut.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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Rhonda Richford, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025
As if on cue, Emily struts into the bookstore, revealing that her 20-year prison sentence has magically been erased thanks to the money and connections of her mysterious new Italian fiancé.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
As if on cue, the closed front door suddenly swings wide open on its own.
—Melinda Newman, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2025
Sure enough, Weaver and company show up on cue, guns blazing, to forestall what is certain to be one heck of a DOGE budget cut.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
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“On cue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20cue. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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