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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

About "On the fly"

Did I write correctly?

1) The engineer fixed the machine on the fly last night. He had to rush through his work before 6 PM. The customer ended up complaining about his sloppy work he has done on the machine.

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" It means without planning or preparation.

  • " It means without planning or preparation.
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"On the fly" does not mean "quickly." It means without planning or preparation.
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Did I write correctly?

1) The engineer fixed the machine on the fly last night. He had to rush through his work before 6 PM. The customer ended up complaining about his sloppy work he has done on the machine.
Did I write correctly?

You understand the idiom OK.
I suggest
The engineer fixed the machine on
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