on board

1. Joining in or participating, as in The department head addressed the new employees, saying “Welcome on board,” or The opera company has a new vocal coach on board to help the soloists. This expression alludes to being on or in a vessel, airplane, or other vehicle. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Visitors staying in a vehicle or on board a vessel, such a canal boat which mainly stays in one place, will also have to pay the charge.

From BBC

How did you craft that image of Russ’ life before Chad — and what was it like getting Haliey on board?

From Los Angeles Times

Once they saw the audience was on board, he felt like the show had the go ahead to hit the ground running from putting musical moments within the stories to eventually having musical episodes.

From Los Angeles Times

The US force has destroyed at least three boats it said were carrying drugs from Venezuela to the US, killing at least 17 people on board.

From BBC

Greengrass then came on board, and says he's especially "drawn to people in the real world, placed in extraordinary situations".

From BBC

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