on-stream

[ adverb on-streem, awn-; adjective on-streem, awn- ]

/ adverb ˈɒnˈstrim, ˈɔn-; adjective ˈɒnˌstrim, ˈɔn- /

adverb

in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like: When the new printing press goes on-stream, we'll be able to print twice as many newspapers a day.

adjective

operating on a regular basis or at full capacity: on-stream production.

Words nearby on-stream

on-record, on-screen, on-seam, on-season, on-site, on-stream, on-target, on-the-job, on-the-record, on-the-scene, on-the-spot

Origin of on-stream

First recorded in 1925–30