on the scene

phrase

—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.

She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.

a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year

Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.

Examples of on the scene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Uniformed police and National Guard troops converged on the scene, which was cordoned off with yellow crime scene tape, keeping ​visitors away. — Reuters, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026

Investigators determined the man had left the device on the scene with wires exposed, the police report states. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

More than 70 first responders and EMS personnel were on the scene. — Christina Fan, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

The fire had already engulfed the fifth-wheel camper, which had four family members inside, before first responders arrived on the scene. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on the scene

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