on-the-spot

See also: on the spot

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

on-the-spot (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) At the scene; in the right place at the exact moment.

   The hikers were issued with an on-the-spot fine for littering.

   Now, over to our man in Tokyo for an on-the-spot report.

   • 1961 May, “Talking of Trains: E.R. Man for Marylebone”, in Trains Illustrated, page 259:

     The L.M.R. is building up this new district organisation to ensure on-the-spot attention to the Marylebone suburban services, of which dieselisation with multiple-units has made a tentative beginning.

Translations

at the scene

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 現場的／现场的 (xiànchǎng de), 當場的／当场的 (dāngchǎng de)

• Finnish: paikan päällä (fi) (adverb)
• French: please add this translation if you can

See also

• spot-on