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

The parents said location history data found in apps on the phone left them with questions. — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Throughout the process, my father was on the phone with the scammers. — Ari Maas, New York Daily News, 11 July 2026

One officer is on the phone, with his other hand on the man’s side. — Hallie Golden, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026

According to Lyndon Versoza, a postal inspector for the US Postal Inspection Service, Adult Protective Services was able to speak with someone claiming to be Wilding on the phone following LAPD’s welfare check, and the case was closed in January. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Rhymes for on the phone

• acetone
• anglophone
• baritone
• bourguignon
• buspirone
• chaperon
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• cobblestone
• collarbone
• cornerstone
• cortisone
• dictaphone