cue

cue1 [ kju ] noun count *

1. ) something that an actor does or says as a signal to another actor to do or say something

a ) an event, action, or statement that tells someone indirectly that they should do something:

cue for: Greg's arrival seemed to be the cue for everyone to get up and start dancing.

a cue to do something: I took her tired face as my cue to leave.

2. ) a long thin stick that you use for hitting the ball in games such as POOL and BILLIARDS

(right) on cue OFTEN HUMOROUS

at exactly the right moment, or exactly when you expect:

Just as we're leaving, right on cue, the children say that they have to go to the bathroom.

take your cue from someone

to behave in the same way as someone else, because you think that is the right thing to do

cue

cue 2 [ kju ] verb transitive

to give someone, usually an actor or other performer, a signal to do or say something