on demand

1. When needed or asked for, as in She's always ready to sing on demand, or Nowadays infants are generally fed on demand. This usage is a broadening of this phrase's meaning in finance, that is, “payable on being requested or presented,” as in This note is payable on demand. [Late 1600s]

Example Sentences

Crude prices have been challenged in recent months by a cloudy outlook on demand owing to economic uncertainty.

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Rising cloud costs and AI are driving enterprises to overhaul private networks, which the Macquarie analysts think is already having an impact on demand.

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Investors have a limited read on demand for new homes as the government shutdown rolls on.

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As of Thursday’s close, Deckers stock was down 50% for the year, tumbling amid worries that macroeconomic uncertainty will weigh on demand for sneakers.

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Henderson said it remains “incredibly hard” to predict the outlook for prices as the young industry rapidly evolves but struck a positive tone on demand, pointing to growing use of lithium in battery energy storage.

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