I know what you mean.

Sometimes, I'm so far out of range, but I see the torpedos coming. What to do?

I know I should be re-entering Cloak at this time since I'm already outside of range... BUT, I know the torpedos are coming.

So, if I engage cloak, does that mean I'm going to get hit without my shields? When I've engaged my cloaking device outside of combat range?

Or do I choose not to re-engage the cloak, wait for the torpedo strike, and possibly let the target heal back up/cooldown the heal abilities while I wait?