cuing up
Preparing to play
Cuing up is preparing something to play or begin at a specific point.
A DJ cues up the next track, a video editor cues up a clip, a theater technician cues up a sound effect.
The phrase implies readiness for immediate action: I've got the song cued up for when she walks in.
Also spelled cueing up.
- promptingGiving reminders to continue
- queuingStanding in ordered sequence
- next in linePositioned to succeed immediately
- arrangingSystematically positioning elements
- setting upPreparing or assembling beforehand
lining up · preloading · loading up · indicating · scheduling · signaling · gesturing · notifying · alerting · staging · standing by · configuring · planning · buffering · on deck · in the wings · sequencing · ordering
playback sequence
cuing upplaying
Participating in recreation
stopping · running · playing back · pausing · halting
media workflow
cuing upfading out
Gradual decrease to nothing
wrapping up · signing off · finishing · concluding · killing