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on the fly. idiom. Add to word list. informal. If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly, often while you are doing something else, without preparing and without thinking too much about how it should be done: This new rule seems to have been created on the fly. computing specialized.
- English
ON THE FLY meaning: 1. If you do something on the fly, you...
- Polski
on the fly. idiom. Add to word list. informal. If you do...
- UK
ON THE GO definition: 1. busy and active: 2. while...
- On The Face of It
ON THE FACE OF IT definition: 1. used when you are...
- On The Factory Floor
ON THE FACTORY FLOOR definition: 1. involving ordinary...
- Meaning of on the Ground
ON THE GROUND definition: 1. among the general public: 2....
- English
on the fly. idiom. Add to word list. informal. If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly, often while you are doing something else, without preparing and without thinking too much about how it should be done: This new rule seems to have been created on the fly. computing specialized.
on the fly. phrase [PHRASE after verb] If you do something on the fly, you do it quickly without thinking about it or planning it in advance, especially while something else is happening. [informal] It was all pretty much done on the fly. See full dictionary entry for fly. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
1 if you do something on the fly, you do it quickly while something else is happening, and without thinking about it very much: I usually eat my breakfast on the fly. 2 (in computing) if something is produced on the fly, it is created immediately while the computer program is running: This is a new program that creates GIF images on the fly.
To do something on the fly is to do it quickly. When people rush, they’re working on the fly. Sometimes people take their time, doing things slowly, carefully, and deliberately. Other times, they do things on the fly.
on the fly meaning, definition, what is on the fly: while a computer program is actually run...: Learn more.
on the fly (not comparable) (baseball, of the ball) Without a bounce. Jones caught the ball on the fly Spontaneously or extemporaneously; done as one goes, or during another activity. The software program has a table of values for some results, but calculates others on the fly. Derived words & phrases. OTFE, on-the-fly encryption; Synonyms
