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Definition of "on the spot" []

  • At that very moment; right away. (adverb)
  • Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation. (adverb)
  • In a particular place. (adverb)

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Use "on the spot" in a sentence
  • "Winkie, who, I remember, brought to my house once I got home from the hospital a case of Moxie and a carton of blueand-white-striped paper straws with little bendable elbows, winced and whispered, “Oh, yeah,” and landed his eyes on the spot next to me, where two pitted aluminum screws kept the top hinge of the front storm door in place."
  • "Rebecca decided on the spot to invite the whole population of Electric City—a grand total of twenty-three men, three women, and five children—to share a meal with them that night."
  • "We expressed on the spot it was not a right way of business while you said it was the decision or instruction of your American Head Office."