Collocations for cue - noun
VERB + cue
wait for
follow, take
Her husband took his cue, and said that it was time for them to leave.
follow, take
Her husband took his cue, and said that it was time for them to leave.
miss
give sb, provide
She had not yet been given the cue to go on to the stage.
This remark provided the cue for the crowd to start jeering.
give sb, provide
She had not yet been given the cue to go on to the stage.
This remark provided the cue for the crowd to start jeering.
PREPOSITION
on cue
I can't just cry on cue!
I can't just cry on cue!
cue for
This was the cue for him to come into the room.
This was the cue for him to come into the room.
PHRASES
right on cue
Ella came in right on cue, just as they were being rude about her.
Ella came in right on cue, just as they were being rude about her.
take your cue from sb/sth
They all took their cue from their leader.
They all took their cue from their leader.