Meaning of on the fly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. While in the air, without having touched the ground.
   not-comparable
2. Spontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity.
   idiomatic, not-comparable
3. On the move.
   not-comparable, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“Jones caught the ball on the fly.”

“The software program has a table of values for some results, but calculates others on the fly.”

“The Owl is flying high, frightening to the eye. The Rattler is nearby, Cool is on the fly. Danger is his business.”

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