cue up

1. To prepare something for viewing or listening. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "cue" and "up." You cue up the video, I'll get the popcorn. Sorry, guys, I thought I had it cued up to the right part. Hang on a second. Wait, that's not the song's intro. Did you cue it up to the beginning, like I asked?

2. To assemble into a line, as of people who are waiting for something. A variant spelling of "queue up." I can't believe people are cued up already—the store doesn't open for another 12 hours! I hate having to cue up so early in the morning just to get tickets to a concert. We're asking everyone to cue up while they wait to be seen.

cue up

1. To position an audio or video recording in readiness for playing: The DJ cued up the next record on the turntable as the song came to an end. I wanted to show scenes from the film during my presentation, so I cued them up ahead of time.

2. To form or get into a waiting line; queue up: The customers cued up for tickets long before the box office was open.