Definitions

on-line

ADJECTIVE

connected to the internet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

networked wired

WEAK

accessible accessible by computer connected electronically connected hooked up installed linked on stream on the Internet operative plugged in ready for use

Example Sentences

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This frequently happens at the same time that consumer spending flags, and new factories come on line.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

We are the wealthiest and most glamorous, we are living the best lives, Amal Clooney’s on line one, the pope’s on hold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Last season, there were only two VAR interventions on line of vision, and they both resulted in disallowed goals being awarded: Bernardo Silva for Manchester City at Wolves and Jamie Vardy for Leicester at Fulham.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

She noted that she is paying this much because she knows that members of legacy media also have the money to spend on line sitters.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

“If you believe that,” Alex said, “that we’re all going to die anyway, why are you here? I mean right here, right now, standing on line for food you’re not even going to eat?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer