on contact

phrase

: as soon as two things physically touch

The chemical kills germs on contact

Examples of on contact in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The water can remain liquid and freeze on contact with the surfaces of an airplane — much like freezing rain falls as liquid and freezes on cars and roads on contact. — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

Power flows immediately on contact and cuts out the second the limb lifts. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026

With the Phillies ahead 1-0, McLean broke to first on contact and Young initially moved back toward the bag. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

With two outs, Dodgers baserunners were going on contact and all three crossed the plate before Cardinals first baseman Alec Burleson could retrieve the ball and throw it. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on contact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• interact
• noncontact
• reenact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contract