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

Those on hand were rooting for a player who remains in the midst of a comeback from September 2023 brain surgery. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026

Take a look Record women's soccer fans A crowd of 25,433 was on hand for Georgia women’s soccer’s 6-0 victory against James Madison on Thursday, setting a new NCAA record for a men’s or women’s college soccer game. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Attendees will also be able to submit questions for the panel, and local mental health and suicide prevention organizations will be on hand with information and resources. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

There will also be a strong collection of booths from area food and drink vendors on hand. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for on hand

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