on-the-spot
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈɑn ðə spɑt/
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in situ
- Noticing how students respond in these lessons also allowed Ms. Jamison to do on-the-spot observational assessments of their learning to determine what additional individual or whole-group support was needed.
Examples
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Our helicopter is overhead with Roy Baxter to bring you an on-the-spot report.
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The teacher in her 911 call gave an on-the-spot testimony of what was happening at the time.
Blog text (12) -
That means that political or legal decision applies on the spot and all over the territory.
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And in so doing, they create law on the spot, in the interests of the state, without democratic oversight.
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At any moment, he might stroll through the factory and fire someone on the spot for failing to meet his standards.
Academic text (1997) -
The evening news: a live, on-the-spot interview from Gotham Square.
Fiction book (1992) -
Not just the local papers, but reporters from all over the country will have on-the-spot coverage, photographers...
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Up-to-the-minute interactive kiosks encourage visitors to do on-the-spot research about mammals on display, compare them with other animals, or tap into the museum's database.
Academic text (2011) -
Because their questions tended to be cursory, on-the-spot constructions, teachers often received flat, one-word, half-hearted responses from students.
Academic text (2013) -
The news team provided an on-the-spot report from the scene of the accident.
Synonyms
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4.2
At the place where something is happening or has just happened
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2.8
Immediately at the exact place where something happens, often needing a quick response
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3.4
At the place where the work happens
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
On-the-spot comes from the simple idea of being on the spot, where 'spot' means the exact 'place' where something happens. So to be on-the-spot is to be right there at the scene and often to make a quick decision.