Sentence examples for almost on the spot from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost on the spot" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is very close to being immediate or happening right away, but not quite there.
Example: "When I asked for a response, she was almost on the spot with her answer, showing how prepared she was."
Alternatives: "nearly instant" or "practically immediate".

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On seeing the Herzog-de Meuron plan, they said yes almost on the spot.

Almost on the spot, he decided to drop his work and follow Mr. Mollison to the next stop on his teaching tour: Katmandu, Nepal.

Stuart Thompson, a prominent Broadway producer who had worked with Ms. Johansson on "View," agreed to produce "Cat" for her almost on the spot.

2] at Spithead, almost on the spot where the Medina, with the King and Queen on board, is to take up her anchorage to-morrow night.

After Oxford, Reid received a small bequest from a godfather and decided "almost on the spot" not to get a job but to "have a go at this poetry business".

He saw the play in London, Mr. Howard recalled, and decided almost on the spot to make a movie of it, but after he arrived at a budget he "methodically explored the casting options".

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Four offences accounted for almost all the on-the-spot fines handed out.

Robert, on receiving the news, almost faints on the spot but recovers his equilibrium.

I'm almost dancing on the spot to get through the door.

"She almost died on the spot, and eventually got taken into A&E that night, and spent weeks in hospital recovering from it".

He was captured by the French in October 1914 and almost executed on the spot for wearing civilian clothes.

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