What does on the ball mean?

on the ball

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

prep_phrase

prep_phrase

Being in control of the ball.

prep_phrase

"If I had been more on the ball I would have asked when he called me."
"...Rovers were also aided by some poor defending from West Brom, whose lapses at the back undid their excellent work on the ball and condemned Roberto di Matteo's Baggies side to a third straight defeat."

off the ball on the stick

off the ball onballer on the stick

How to pronounce on the ball

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “on the ball”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “on the ball”.

Repeat and practice — Say “on the ball” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.