Meanings
- At the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory, office, or studio.
The final paint touch-ups will be performed on site, after installation.
2 more examples
If we can't figure out how to diagnose this problem remotely, we're going to have to go on site again.
Working around an ancient monument has meant having an archaeologist on site whenever there were excavations.
2024 January 24, Peter Plisner, “Rising to the University challenge”, in RAIL, number 1001, page 61Synonyms: on the premises, on location · Antonyms: offsite
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseAt the site of a job, or at the location of the customer of a product or service, as opposed to at the vendor's factory, office, or studio.
Translations
Finnish asiakkaan tiloissa, asennuspaikalla
- asiakkaan tiloissaat a job site
- asennuspaikallaat a job site
- työmaallaat a job site
French sur place
- sur placeat a job site
German vor Ort
- vor Ortat a job site
Polish na miejscu
- na miejscuat a job site
Spanish en el sitio / lugar
- en el sitio / lugarat a job site
Cite this entry
on site. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20site
“on site.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20site. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on site,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20site.
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