on the phone
idiom
1
: 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.
2
British
: connected to a telephone system
How many households aren't on the phone?
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Soon Lee got his answer and was on the phone with the campground, which is between Detroit and the Tigers’ Triple-A affiliate in Toledo, Ohio.
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Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
On the way, Contessa calls Tea, and Dr. G is on the phone spinning his version of events—one that, based on the receipts (aka the cameras), doesn’t exactly align with reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Throughout the war, Savchenko and Ber would talk on the phone and send each other messages.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Tristan’s cunning plan for telling Sykes about his beloved dead pigeon is to completely avoid him and pretend to be Siegfried on the phone.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
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Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
On the way, Contessa calls Tea, and Dr. G is on the phone spinning his version of events—one that, based on the receipts (aka the cameras), doesn’t exactly align with reality.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025
Throughout the war, Savchenko and Ber would talk on the phone and send each other messages.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Tristan’s cunning plan for telling Sykes about his beloved dead pigeon is to completely avoid him and pretend to be Siegfried on the phone.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the phone
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“On the phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20phone. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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