cued up
Queued and waiting
Cued up describes something positioned and ready to play or begin—originally audio or video material set to a specific starting point: I've got the song cued up.
The phrase extends to anything prepared for immediate use or action: She had her talking points cued up for the meeting.
The past tense of cue up, it implies readiness awaiting a trigger.
- queueOrdered waiting line
- stagedArranged for effect
- on deckReady and waiting nearby
- preppedMade ready beforehand
- organizedSystematically arranged
ready to go · ordered · primed · locked and loaded · available · arranged · planned · standing by · in position · loaded · poised · all set · good to go · waiting · scheduled · prioritized · configured · stacked
playback state
cued upplaying
Participating in recreation
in progress · mid-stream · finished · played out · completed