on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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The warmongering Ash People arrive on the scene, commanded by the fierce chieftess, Varang (Oona Chaplin), and an escalating conflict ensues that may decide Pandora's future forever.
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
More officers arrived on the scene to assist and soon after, an officer found Cullen on the front porch of a house sweating.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, but still no Josie.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
North Kansas City police officer Brandon Keeton was the first law enforcement personnel on the scene, and rendered aid to Vasquez as law enforcement quickly flooded the scene at Clay Street and East 21st Avenue.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
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Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
More officers arrived on the scene to assist and soon after, an officer found Cullen on the front porch of a house sweating.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Emergency responders arrived on the scene, but still no Josie.
—Georgea Kovanis, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
North Kansas City police officer Brandon Keeton was the first law enforcement personnel on the scene, and rendered aid to Vasquez as law enforcement quickly flooded the scene at Clay Street and East 21st Avenue.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the scene
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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