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on line

Idioms  
  1. See in line , def. 2.

  2. Actively linked to or operating a computer, as in They haven't got the printer on line yet , or Mark's been on line all morning . [Late 1900s] Also see go on , def. 9.


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The facility’s battery storage system, which was brought on line in June, stores energy captured at the water treatment plant’s solar farm.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The council and Viridor, which operates the incinerator, say they are working to bring the facility at Polmadie back on line once repair work is complete.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

New capacity isn’t likely to come on line until the middle of next year, so the expectation is that inventories will remain tight, and prices high.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

The U.A.E. will be able to bring more capacity on line whenever it can, but it’s not the end of OPEC, Babin said.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 28, 2026

He turned to the woman standing on line behind him.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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