on-site

Or on site

[on-sahyt, awn-]

adjective

1. accomplished or located at the site of a particular activity or happening.

   Faculty, staff, and graduate students have two options for on-site childcare.

adverb

1. on or at a particular site.

   They treated the wounded on-site before putting them on a helicopter for evacuation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of on-site¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Another contingent anticipates jobs—some 500 have already returned on-site—a revitalized downtown and a new period of opportunity.

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Peterson, meanwhile, established the first on-site daycare center at a federal government agency, to help support fellow employees.

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The defendants failed to maintain a program for lawful storage on-site, leading in some cases to hazardous waste leaking while in containers, according to court documents.

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Dubai's Media Office has said firefighters and emergency services have "responded rapidly" to the incident and are managing the situation on-site.

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Entrées, light bites and smoothies are all available on-site for members at no extra cost.

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