on the watch for
idiom
: regularly checking to see if someone has arrived or if something has appeared or happened
When you're driving in winter you should always be on the watch for ice on the roads.
I am always on the watch for a good bargain.
Examples of on the watch for in a Sentence
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After downloading the app, hold the bottom button on the watch for three seconds to power it on.
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PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
The warrant process isn’t perfect, and judges need to be on the watch for law enforcement lying about their true purposes for a search.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Despite millions of Netflix users watching season 1 of The Watcher, star Naomi Watts remains on the watch for an update on The Watcher season 2.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Be on the watch for these respiratory illnesses that may have a significant impact on your health.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
You were told repeatedly to be on the watch for your mind going into a kind of mental trance.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
The self-driving car parked on Main Street is asked to be on the watch for the person that the stalker wants to follow.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
Be on the watch for that additional coverage.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Utilities will be on the watch for more disruptions as the spring progresses.
—Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
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PCMAG, 12 Oct. 2024
The warrant process isn’t perfect, and judges need to be on the watch for law enforcement lying about their true purposes for a search.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Despite millions of Netflix users watching season 1 of The Watcher, star Naomi Watts remains on the watch for an update on The Watcher season 2.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2024
Be on the watch for these respiratory illnesses that may have a significant impact on your health.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024
You were told repeatedly to be on the watch for your mind going into a kind of mental trance.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2021
The self-driving car parked on Main Street is asked to be on the watch for the person that the stalker wants to follow.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
Be on the watch for that additional coverage.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
Utilities will be on the watch for more disruptions as the spring progresses.
—Claire Hao, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
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“On the watch for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20watch%20for. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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