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ON THE FLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does on the fly mean?
• ON THE FLY (adverb)
The adverb ON THE FLY has 2 senses:
Familiarity information: ON THE FLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
While in motion
Context example:
he caught the punt on the fly
Sense 2
Meaning:
On the run or in a hurry
Synonyms:
hurridly; on the fly
Context example:
she wrote those letters on the fly
Context examples
The material could enable a range of new applications from gripper arms for delicate or heavy objects to antennas that change frequencies on the fly.
(Tiny magnetic particles enable new material to bend, twist and grab, National Science Foundation)
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