on another line

phrase

: using a different telephone connection to speak to someone
She's on another line. Would you like to hold?

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Geekie on another line, in other words, would not, in all likelihood, produce similar fireworks. — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 2 May 2025 Gose retired Nicky Lopez on another line drive to left to begin the fifth before striking out Perez on a 98 mph four-seam fastball. — Steve Herrick, ajc, 21 Sep. 2021 Passengers in that area should consider using an open station on another line, rather than taking shuttle buses from stations west of Ballston. — Washington Post, 2 July 2020

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“On another line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20another%20line. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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