What does on-the-spot mean?

on-the-spot

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.89 in modern English

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"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."
"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."

spot-on

spot-on

on-the-scene

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