on demand

phrase

: upon presentation and request for payment
also : when requested or needed
Help is available on demand.

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One of the major issues in the measurement realm is that no one can agree on a system that will allow for counting eyeballs across streaming video, video on demand and good old linear TV. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026 Children who were too young to consent grew up with their childhoods available on demand. Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 Generally, most films from Sony Pictures Entertainment have a one-month-to six-week theatrical window before they are released for purchase or rent on digital streaming via premium video on demand. Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 That’s also an issue for the Fed because its tools largely focus on demand; supply shocks like tightening global oil flows or memory chip shortages from the AI boom are much harder to address with monetary policy tools like interest rates. John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on demand

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“On demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20demand. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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