on the phone

idiom

1
: using a telephone to talk to someone
Can you see who's at the door? I'm on the phone.
I was on the phone with my sister until late last night.
2
British : connected to a telephone system
How many households aren't on the phone?

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He's tried to access the content on the phone but hasn't been able to open it. — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 21 Mar. 2025 Beginning on March 31, beneficiaries will no longer be able to verify their identity on the phone. — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025 And the company expects members to spend time on the phone with medical providers negotiating a cash price, as well as sometimes putting money up front to pay the bill before waiting for reimbursement. — Alana Semuels, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025 The modes include Regular, which gives you a full-color screen; Color Paper, which eliminates all the blue light to give you muted colors that look like they were drawn by a color pencil; and Ink Paper, which turns everything on the phone to grayscale. — PCMAG, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on the phone

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