on-stream

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

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

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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.

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Origin of on-stream

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby on-stream

on someone's side, on speaking terms, on spec, onstage, on standby, on-stream, on strike, on sufferance, ont-, on tap, on-target

How to use on-stream in a sentence

Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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Three on-the-record stories from a family: a mother and her daughters who came from Phoenix.
I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
It was a brick wall that we turned into the on-ramp of a highway.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s Greatness|Marlow Stern|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The very stream that went through it flowed sluggishly along, and as if it hadn't any particular object in life.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
This hurly-burly,” said he, drawing her into a quiet eddy of the stream, “is no place for the communion of two twin souls.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
He felt that all her force, like a strong and ardent stream, was flowing into the new channel which he had cut for her.
Bella Donna|Robert Hichens
I drew back from the rim of Writing-On-the-Stone, that set of whispered phrases echoing in my ears.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
One heavily-laden boat was dragged into the stream, and a few officers and men clambered on board.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

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