Definitions

on-line

ADJECTIVE

connected to the internet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

networked wired

WEAK

accessible accessible by computer connected electronically connected hooked up installed linked on stream on the Internet operative plugged in ready for use

Example Sentences

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This frequently happens at the same time that consumer spending flags, and new factories come on line.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

We are the wealthiest and most glamorous, we are living the best lives, Amal Clooney’s on line one, the pope’s on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

She noted that she is paying this much because she knows that members of legacy media also have the money to spend on line sitters.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

Here’s the craziest and smallest one, which I still find weird to this day: I never saw Carlos stand on line for anything.

From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024

From the voice of the scores of people already on line I could make out that many of the men and women who were with us the last time were back.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane