on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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Officers with the Sunrise Police Department arrived on the scene soon after and, after reviewing surveillance footage, alleged that Washington had been in the store for 39 minutes while her children were in the vehicle.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati police are on the scene of a shooting near the 100 block of East McMicken street in Over-the-Rhine.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Resources arrived on the scene and quickly cut a fire line around the burning area.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Officers from Waukesha were on the scene of the incident.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Cincinnati police are on the scene of a shooting near the 100 block of East McMicken street in Over-the-Rhine.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2025
Resources arrived on the scene and quickly cut a fire line around the burning area.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Officers from Waukesha were on the scene of the incident.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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