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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Along with on-site and al fresco dining, Pelago Café will offer homemade gourmet-to-go dinner options, custom catering, private event dinners, and Ravinia baskets for summer concerts, and more. Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026 The first 70 cars in line will receive free gas courtesy of the film and its ambassadors, with merch also being handed out on-site while supplies last. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 May 2026 The area of 14 Mile Road and Pierce Street was closed to traffic during the on-site investigation and has since reopened. Paula Wethington, CBS News, 11 May 2026 To this end, the robot symbolizes changes in moon missions’ objectives from pure observation and sample collection to more of an on-site engineering project. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 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 13 May. 2026.

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