(right) on cue

(right) on cue
(right) on cue often humorous phrase
at exactly the right moment, or exactly when you expect

Just as we’re leaving, right on cue, the kids say they need the toilet.

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(right) on cue idiom
at exactly the moment you expect or that is appropriate

‘Where is that boy?’ As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway.

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