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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There were plenty of winners and empty handed guests on the scene.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Calls to a construction company on the scene at the time of the incident were not returned Saturday.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
By the time Slack arrived on the scene, Skype users were complaining that elements of the core experience had started to break down.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Mansory has been on the scene since the end of the 1980s and has made a name for itself festooning Rolls-Royces, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and even Bugattis with extra bits that their original designers surely did not want added.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
Calls to a construction company on the scene at the time of the incident were not returned Saturday.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2025
By the time Slack arrived on the scene, Skype users were complaining that elements of the core experience had started to break down.
—Bloomberg, Orange County Register, 28 Feb. 2025
Mansory has been on the scene since the end of the 1980s and has made a name for itself festooning Rolls-Royces, Lamborghinis, Ferraris, and even Bugattis with extra bits that their original designers surely did not want added.
—Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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