on top

phrase

1

: on the highest part or surface of something

vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce and a cherry on top

2

chiefly British : winning a game or competition

The team was on top after the first half.

Examples of on top in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

The housekeeping staff was incredibly on top of things, and the room always looked spotless. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Nugget Schmiede Since Schmiede did its work straight on top of a Nugget camper van, not a Ford Transit Custom van, the floor plan below remains exactly the same as a stock Nugget straight from Ford. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Bieber’s recipe uses ricotta inside the meatball and cottage cheese on top, but the two are increasingly interchangeable. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for on top

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop