on the spot

Definition

At that very moment.

Example Sentences

• "He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot."
• "There are in the Armies a great many Inſtances of Gun-ſhot Wounds of the Arm near the Scapula, which require Amputation at the Shoulder; but the Apprehenſion of loſing their Patients on the Spot by the Hæmorrhage, has deterred Surgeons from undertaking it."
• "All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly."

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