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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Even if the war began to wind down in the next two weeks, it could take weeks for producers that have shuttered production to get it back on line again.

From Barron's • Mar. 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

England have seemed set on a high-tempo defence system, based on line speed and applying pressure to the opposition's skills.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

Many of the women standing on line had infants strapped to their backs; others clutched fearful, scantily dressed, barefooted six- and seven-year-old boys and girls.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane