on the scene

phrase

—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.

Examples of on the scene in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Hardy burst on the scene for the Tigers last year as an All-Sun Belt transfer from Louisiana Monroe. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

The Hyatt outpost has just unveiled its new hotel in Rome, its first venture in the city and one of many new locales to pop up on the scene there as of late. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

The number of women being recognized by the IBMA is a key advancement on the scene. — Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2026

Bell finds that Chigurh, who was also on the scene, has taken the money, which Moss had hidden in a vent. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

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