Cue
A cue is a signal, such as a line, an action or a technical change, that tells an actor or technician when to do something next.
The line spoken just before an actor's own is called the cue line, and on a film set the call of 'action' is the cue for the principal actors to start.
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Don't wait for the clap, pick up your cue from the last word of her line.
Last updated 4 Oct 2026
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