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

Example Sentences

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on-site

She picked the Santa Monica apartment, Wright said, because it offered 24-hour on-site security personnel, video surveillance and an escort to and from the parking garage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Each facility is designed to operate for at least 20 years, and once live it sustains hundreds of specialist on-site roles," he added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

It draws power from the Texas grid and from 10 on-site natural-gas turbines, with 62 diesel backup generators.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He said he expects a “surge” in demand for products catering to “behind-the-meter” power generation, which allows energy-intensive facilities like data centers to store electricity on-site, as opposed to relying on the public grid.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

He worked in the barbershop for a while, then got a job working for Free Venture, an environmentally certified nonprofit that refurbishes and recycles e-waste on-site.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater