on the fly

phrase

1

: in motion : busy

2

: while still in the air : without the ball bouncing

The home run carried 450 feet on the fly.

3

: in a hurry and often without preparation : hastily, spontaneously

making decisions on the fly

4

: simultaneously with another task

software that handles formatting on the fly

Examples of on the fly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the preseason still allowed Splitter to test a variety of rotations in a deep Bulls roster that is designed to learn on the fly. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026

There are also a lot of very popular influencers who are maybe learning to interview on the fly. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Kayshon Boutte arrived in a trade with the New England Patriots soon after and faced a similar situation as Harrison of having to learn the playbook and develop chemistry on the fly. — Peter Warren, Houston Chronicle, 15 Oct. 2026

Unlike traditional malware, which must be written to run on specific hardware or software, the model was able to use its weights to make configurations on the fly that were specific to the devices it was tested against. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the fly

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