on it
phrase
: actively dealing with a problem, job, etc.
"We need to get this paperwork done." "Don't worry; I'm on it."
Examples of on it in a Sentence
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True Limoges will have at least two marks on it—a factory mark and a decorating mark—and will sometimes have an import mark identifying the retailer where it was originally sold.
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
Cavalli’s response off the field has felt (and will continue to feel) more important than his response on it.
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Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Classical thinkers used it to describe the capacity to feel a powerful impulse and choose not to act on it.
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Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
This allows users to understand the logic behind a suggestion before deciding whether to act on it.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Chiefs tight end hoped to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The newlyweds first met after Kelce, who had unsuccessfully tried to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at one of her Eras Tour shows, publicly declared his interest in her on his New Heights podcast in July 2023.
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Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance.
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Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
2 July 2026
For those who like mixing the old with the new, this Santa Monica home has your name on it.
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Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
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Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
5 July 2026
Cavalli’s response off the field has felt (and will continue to feel) more important than his response on it.
—
Spencer Nusbaum,
New York Times,
5 July 2026
Classical thinkers used it to describe the capacity to feel a powerful impulse and choose not to act on it.
—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2026
This allows users to understand the logic behind a suggestion before deciding whether to act on it.
—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
The Chiefs tight end hoped to give Swift a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it.
—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
The newlyweds first met after Kelce, who had unsuccessfully tried to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at one of her Eras Tour shows, publicly declared his interest in her on his New Heights podcast in July 2023.
—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Days later, Kelce tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet with his phone number on it at her Kansas City show, the first domino to fall in the couple’s fabled romance.
—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
2 July 2026
For those who like mixing the old with the new, this Santa Monica home has your name on it.
—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
2 July 2026
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“On it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20it. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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