on-site

adverb or adjective

: at a particular place especially of business
printed on-site
on-site day care
on-site inspections
on-site parking

Examples of on-site in a Sentence

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Out of the 226 rooms on-site, there are a bunch of options to choose from. Katie Mathews, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026 What if, rather than building homes on-site from the ground up, they were cranked out of factories, one unit after another, shipped to where they were needed and dropped into place? Calmatters, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 This piece is on double discount, thanks to an on-site coupon and 20 percent off deal at checkout. Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026 Law enforcement response times can take several minutes, and an armed first responder on-site is the only effective way to stop an active shooter in the critical first seconds of an attack. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on-site

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of on-site was in 1946

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“On-site.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on-site. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.

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