on hand

phrase

1

: in present possession or readily available

kept supplies on hand

2

: in attendance : present

A priest was on hand to console them.

3

: about to appear : pending

There was trouble on hand.

Examples of on hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the clock runs, Selvi is always on hand for someone else and has less and less time to be a person in her own right. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

When sales came back down to earth, Guitar Center had the wrong merchandise on hand, a problem that was hard to remedy as Chinese factory shutdowns caused supply chain chaos. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

In the role, the Duke of Kent was on hand to present the winners' trophies to the champions. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 10 Oct. 2026

The Fitch Ratings’ analysts described the district depleted its reserves last school year and has very little cash on hand, with limited options to borrow. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on hand

• armband
• backhand
• bandstand
• baseband
• broadband
• command
• cropland
• demand
• disband
• dreamland
• expand
• farmhand