On cue
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
-
In Stand by Me, this trope is subverted, where Lard Ass Hogan eats a raw egg to ready himself to vomit on cue.
Source: Raw Eggs Make You Stronger - In an episode of Breaking Bad, Walter White warns the people he's threatening that trained snipers are watching and ready to open fire, and on cue, a pair of laser dots appear on their chests.
Source: Brandishment Bluff -
Covert Group: Soviet spymaster Ivanov planted many undercover agents in Great Britain, where they wormed close to tactically important persons, ready to assassinate them on cue.
Source: Series / The Avengers
Cite this Source
Ready and On cue. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_cue/ready
On cue & Ready. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_cue/ready>.
Ready or On cue. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/on_cue/ready.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "on cue" and "ready" have occurred on timeline