On-the-spot Definition

adjective
(idiomatic)In the right place at this very moment.
Now, over to our man in Tokyo for an on-the-spot report.
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(idiomatic) At that very moment; right away.
He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot.
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(idiomatic) Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation.

All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly.
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(idiomatic) In a particular place.
This report comes from our man on the spot in Gaza.
We exercised by jumping up and down on the spot.
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On-the-spot Sentence Examples

  • His death is commemorated by the Colonna dei Francesi erected on the spot where he fell.

  • But they could only be heard on the spot by judges delegate.

  • According to an older tradition it was named after Sueno, son of Harold, king of Denmark, who won a victory on the spot in io08.

  • Up to that time he had never seen a silkworm, and hesitated to attempt so difficult a task; but at the reiterated request of his friend he consented, and in June 1865 went to the south of France for the purpose of studying the disease on the spot.

  • On the site of St Mary's (1837-1839), also Gothic, stood the small chapel raised by Christiana, sister of Robert Bruce, to the memory of her husband, Sir Christopher Seton, who had been executed on the spot by Edward I.

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Words Starting With

OON

Words Ending With

TOTPOT

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Words Starting With O and Ending With T

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With O11 Letter Words Ending With T