on-site

adverb or adjective

: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

Examples of on-site in a Sentence

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Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed. Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 30 June 2026 This includes pouring over hundreds of pages of documents and conducting on-site visits to see the situation on the ground. Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Items available for distribution and purchase may sell out early, and waiting times may occur depending on on-site conditions. Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Forensic veterinarians were able to examine 71 of the bodies on-site Thursday but did not have time to reach the remaining 46. Doha Madani, NBC news, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-site

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-site was in 1946

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“On-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-site. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.

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