English · Idiom Candidate

cue up

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Prepare something to start or happen

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Chuẩn bị cho việc bắt đầu hoặc xảy ra

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: align balls for a shot

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

The DJ will cue up the music for the dance party

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “cue up” mean?

Prepare something to start or happen Literally: align balls for a shot

Is “cue up” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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