On the spot
WordNet
adverb
(1) Without delay or immediately
"We hired her on the spot"
"Thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
(2) At the place in question; there
"They were on the spot when it happened"
"It had to be decided by the man on the spot"
(3) In a difficult situation
"That question really put him on the spot"
WiktionaryText
Adverb
- At that very moment; right away.
- He liked the house, so he made an offer on the spot.
- Having to answer or decide without warning or preparation.
- All the sudden questions put him on the spot and he had to think quickly.
- In a particular place.
- This report comes from our man on the spot in Gaza.
- 1928, Dorothy L. Sayers, "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers", in Lord Peter Views the Body,
- I had accepted an engagement to go out with Mystofilms Ltd. in Fake of Dead Man's Bush—the dwarf-men picture, you know, taken on the spot among the Australian bushmen.