on-site

American  

[on-sahyt, awn-] / ˈɒnˈsaɪt, ˈɔn- /

Or on site

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.

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adverb

1. on or at a particular site.

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

Etymology

Origin of on-site

First recorded in 1955–60

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Example Sentences

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on-site

They eventually received permission to carry out their experiment on-site at Anthropic’s offices using an internal, unreleased Claude Science research model.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The natural-gas exporter said it entered into agreements with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services to procure equipment for on-site power plants, including turbines and transformers, which have been in high demand.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Japanese authorities are, for example, hard-pressed to conduct an on-site probe into alleged environmental pollution inside the bases and regulate low-altitude flights of their aircraft.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

If the boys were working on-site, sometimes I’d go along to drive the loader or forklift or crane.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

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