on deck

phrase

1

: ready for duty

2

: next in line : next in turn

Examples of on deck in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Time to stand silently on deck while a pod of beluga whales surface. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Not encouraging, particularly with the Brewers and Dodgers on deck. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Sandy, apparently blind to the interpersonal nuances ailing the deck team, keeps Aesha on deck, Kayley as acting chief stew, and makes Joe acting bosun for the charter. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Aug. 2026

Shot on a real boat out at sea, with the children contracted for no more than four hours of filming a day and a dangerously small hamster on deck, some filmmakers might have been a little daunted by what Ryan and her crew were attempting to do. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on deck

• aztec
• breakneck
• codec
• exec
• mixtec
• paycheck
• pinchbeck
• recheck
• redneck
• toltec
• beck
• breck