Meanings
- idiomaticnot comparableAt the scene; in the right place at the exact moment.
Now, over to our man in Tokyo for an on-the-spot report.
2 more examples
The hikers were issued with an on-the-spot fine for littering.
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.
1961 May, “Talking of Trains: E.R. Man for Marylebone”, in Trains Illustrated, page 259
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveat the scene of action
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 現場的 /现场的, 當場的 /当场的
- 現場的 /现场的 (xiànchǎng de)at the scene
- 當場的 /当场的 (dāngchǎng de)at the scene
Finnish paikan päällä
- paikan päälläat the scene
Cite this entry
on-the-spot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-the-spot
“on-the-spot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-the-spot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on-the-spot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on-the-spot.
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