on cue
Exactly when expected or appropriateExactly when expected or appropriate.
» The men are smiling on cue.
Чоловіки посміхалися в потрібний момент.
Meaning
1 sensesExactly 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.
Examples
2 sentencesThe men are smiling on cue.
Чоловіки посміхалися в потрібний момент.
"I've never really been happy," Tom admitted. As if on cue, somewhere in the background a baby started to cry.
de„Ich war noch nie so richtig glücklich“, gestand Tom. Im Hintergrund fing, passend dazu, ein Baby an zu schreien.