on the phone

idiom

: using a telephone to talk to someone

Can you see who's at the door? I'm on the phone.

I was on the phone with my sister until late last night.

British : connected to a telephone system

How many households aren't on the phone?

Examples of on the phone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, that depends on the phone, with different devices sporting different battery sizes, screen resolutions, and more. —

Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 This is a woman on the phone, and on the go, risking neck pain, back knots, and bad Buckaroo jokes to get stuff sorted. —

Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024 The pair are trying to reach his ex-wife Christina Haack, 41, on the phone, perhaps to discuss their upcoming HGTV show The Flip Off. —

Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Gualtieri later hopped on the phone with The Hollywood Reporter Roma to offer more pointed comments. —

Jessica Wang, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on the phone

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