chronically online
- adjective
- Slang
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- After being chronically online for months, he began to feel exhausted and isolated from his friends.
It's like, yeah, this is also their daily life, but they're chronically online and they have these the the viewers have these.
- It's like, yeah, this is also their daily life, but they're chronically online and they have these the the viewers have these.
Examples
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She realized she was chronically online when she couldn't remember the last time she spent a whole day away from her computer.
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Spending so much time in chat rooms has made him feel chronically online and disconnected from reality.
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It's like, yeah, this is also their daily life, but they're chronically online and they have these the the viewers have these.
Synonyms
Spending too much time on the internet so it changes how you act and feel
A person who spends most time online and has little social life
A person who often uses the internet to explore websites and forums
Antonyms
How Online
- Slang
- Informal
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'spending an excessive or constant amount of time on the internet' is directly and compositionally derived from 'chronically' (repeated/long duration) + 'online' (on the internet). Although it can carry negative pragmatic connotations (overuse or social/emotional fatigue), the core sense is transparent and should be inferable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Chronically online comes from two simple ideas: chronically suggests a long-lasting condition and online means on the internet. So, the phrase creates the image of someone who is always on the internet, which is why it means 'spending too much time online'.