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on the spot1Without any delay; immediately: he offered me the job on the spot...- Rider Strong nailed the audition with no direction whatsoever, and won the job on the spot.
- They were offered jobs with his company on the spot.
- When he displays his handiness with a temperamental car, he is offered a job on the spot.
Synonyms immediately, there and then, then and there, straight away, right away, forthwith, instantly, summarily, without delay, without hesitation, at once, that instant, directly; outright; North American in short order archaic straight, straightway, instanter, forthright 2At the scene of an event: journalists on the spot reported no progress...- The camera provides a sharp, close-up view for the remote physician that is actually superior to what the doctor on the spot can get using his own unaided vision.
- Soon after, Bartley and O'Briain were on the spot when the march approached the palace, and snipers suddenly opened fire on the Chávez supporters.
- However, you get to meet luminaries of the opera world, work with fine, like-minded colleagues and are on the spot when opportunities arise.
3British (With reference to an action) performed without moving from one’s original position: running on the spot...- There's stretching and jumping and marching on the spot.
- The better it gets, the more she jabs her arms and hops up and down on the spot.
- They're all presented in glorious new digital garb and remind some of us of a certain age that simply jumping up and down on the spot was once considered dancing.
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