on the phone
idiom
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?
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Claire was propped up against the headboard and talking on the phone.
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
The family said 911 dispatchers were on the phone with them at the time and led them to Community Hospital in Munster, where they were welcomed.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Impressed by her work, Brown emailed her, and the pair ended up on the phone.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
The two frequently spoke on the phone, and Beam, 66, had visited last month and watched his protege face off against his brother cornerback Rejzhon Wright and the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
The family said 911 dispatchers were on the phone with them at the time and led them to Community Hospital in Munster, where they were welcomed.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Impressed by her work, Brown emailed her, and the pair ended up on the phone.
—Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 18 Nov. 2025
The two frequently spoke on the phone, and Beam, 66, had visited last month and watched his protege face off against his brother cornerback Rejzhon Wright and the New Orleans Saints at Soldier Field.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the phone
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“On the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20phone. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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