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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
on-the-spot (not comparable)
- (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
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