on demand
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3.2
- idiom
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bajo demanda
- I want you guys to be able to listen on demand when you want and get something that's relatable and real.
- abortion on demand
- available on demand
- Video on demand
I'm going to cry on demand on Conan's show.
- I'm going to cry on demand on Conan's show.
- First, RFKJ obviously endorsed abortion on demand through all nine months.
- Fiverr Fivers, a global network of on demand freelance talent, is here.
- Let's make it online on demand, let's make it personalized.
- And it's probably some sort of public and on demand system.
- And I was like writing a poem on demand.
- So I'm so proud because I am just breastfeeding on demand and I feel like all I do is feed.
- So, for instance, advertising video on demand or AVOD is a relatively new platform.
- And since I'm running a business, if I'm not prepared to be on demand, they will find someone else.
- They're they're on iconic ongoing and you can you get them on demand.
- Please pick between automatic shipments or only getting new pieces on demand.
- You can basically just sell it on demand.
- And overall, what do you see as the pros and cons of venue on demand?
Examples
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Biomass can provide electricity on demand rather than intermittently, like solar and wind power.
Academic text (1999) -
Many services now offer content on demand, allowing viewers to choose what to watch instantly.
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And it's probably some sort of public and on demand system.
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When you have that kind of on demand reach, that means you can make offers on demand, which leads to sales.
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Because the whole point that consumers wanted out of this was on demand, what they wanted, when they wanted it.
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If you had cable, you could watch things on demand.
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We want to become the number one support platform for on demand workers around the globe.
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Motor vehicles bring rapid, reliable, convenient, and on-demand mobility to those lucky enough to have access to them.
Academic text (2003) -
Participants clearly preferred on-demand responses to specific questions in an anonymous setting, such as an online forum.
Academic text (2015) -
You can stream movies and shows on demand whenever you want.
Synonyms
∞
2.3
Able to be used or bought and not in use now
81
2.1
Ready to use or help when needed
5
3.7
Ready to use when needed
3
2.5
People can get it when they ask for it
3
3.0
Available to anyone who asks
Antonyms
How Available
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from its parts: 'demand' = request and 'on' here conveys 'in response to' or 'at the time of', so 'on demand' naturally means 'available when requested'. This compositional pattern has clear cross-linguistic parallels (e.g., French 'sur demande', Spanish 'a petición/bajo demanda'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will likely understand it.
Etymology
On demand comes from the simple idea of having something ready on someone's demand, for example a shopkeeper who can give goods as soon as a customer asks. That's why it now means 'available whenever requested'.