on the phone

phrase

1

: using a telephone to talk to someone

Can you see who's at the door? I'm on the phone.

I was on the phone with my sister until late last night.

2

British : connected to a telephone system

How many households aren't on the phone?

Examples of on the phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pastore’s manager had not heard from him for three days, according to a family friend, and the actor’s driver had last spoken to him on the phone Friday night. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026

Vince Gilligan and the rest of Team Pluribus chose you and Patrick Fabian to be voices on the phone. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026

Businesses, too, rejoiced—including the Kataquapit family store, which relied on the phone system for transactions. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

The voice on the phone that sounded exactly like your husband or daughter, asking for help. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for on the phone

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