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on-the-fly

on-the-fly adjective: performed on the fly.

Adjective

on-the-fly (not comparable)

  1. Performed on the fly.
    • an on-the-fly decompression algorithm

Phrases with on-the-fly

Questions about on-the-fly

What does on-the-fly mean?
On-the-fly means performed on the fly.
What part of speech is on-the-fly?
On-the-fly is an adjective.

Words near on-the-fly in the dictionary

  1. on-site
  2. on-slip
  3. on-slips
  4. on-stage
  5. on-the-air
  6. on-the-fly
  7. on-the-fly encryption
  8. on-the-go-ness
  9. on-the-job
  10. on-the-make-ness
  11. on-the-spot

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