Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

on the spot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: on the spot
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

At that very moment.

prep_phrase

Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation.

prep_phrase

In a particular place.

Example Sentences

"He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot."
"There are in the Armies a great many Inſtances of Gun-ſhot Wounds of the Arm near the Scapula, which require Amputation at the Shoulder; but the Apprehenſion of loſing their Patients on the Spot by the Hæmorrhage, has deterred Surgeons from undertaking it."
"All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly."
"This report comes from our man on the spot in Gaza."
"We exercised by jumping up and down on the spot."
"I had accepted an engagement to go out with Mystofilms Ltd. in Fake of Dead Man's Bush—the dwarf-men picture, you know, taken on the spot among the Australian bushmen."

Phrases

hit the spot on the dot on-the-spot

Frequently Paired Words

hit the spot on the dot on-the-spot

Synonyms

right away then and there on the stand in place on location on site on the premises in the room

Questions

What does on the spot mean?: At that very moment.

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