be on hand
Example Sentences
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Now, when an order arrives for 1,200 cakes, the new system automatically calculates exactly how many eggs and how much powdered sugar need to be on hand for the bakers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Energy advisors will be on hand to try and help people reduce their power and heating use.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
A quick response force would need to be on hand in case more troops had to rush to the scene, former military officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
The government says clinicians will be on hand to “conduct medical reviews to validate determinations.”
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
My father will now be on hand to witness my two greatest moments of humiliation in a life that has been just building up to them.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
