cue up

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cue up^¹

verb cues up · cuing up · cueing up · cued up

To take aim on the cue ball with the cue in a game of snooker, or billiards, etc.
idiomatic To set up people or things so as to be ready for their cues (such as backstage).
transitive To set up a recording to start at the correct time.

cue up^²

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@misc{cue_up_2026,
  title = {cue up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cue%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}