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on-the-spot

[on-thuh-spot, awn-] / ˈɒn ðəˌspɒt, ˈɔn- /












ADJECTIVE
split second
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Example Sentences

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Soaring on-the-spot gas prices hit Evonik facilities in Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee and Nebraska this winter, too.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, in terms of stress, watching baby animals playing is the opposite of a surprise job interview or an on-the-spot subtraction task.

From BBC

As we were with Mr Hong, whose boat capsized earlier this year, a team of government inspectors arrived to carry out a series of on-the-spot checks on two of his other vessels.

From BBC

So, in terms of stress, watching baby animals animals playing is the opposite of a surprise job interview or an on-the-spot subtraction task.

From BBC

Those caught doing so will get a £200 on-the-spot fine in the first instance, rising to an unlimited fine and/or a prison sentence of up to two years for repeat offences.

From BBC