Dictionary

on call en · ADP

Meanings

1. Available to be summoned.
   • He spent the weekend on call and couldn't fully relax.
   • Get the surgeon on call in here right now!
   • 1984-1986, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure Know I cannot rely on him to do anything for me while recovering from my surgery. But Bridget & Maryellen are very willing to be on-call for me and even Jim/Kathleen are offering their place for me to come over.
   • Who is on call tonight?

Forms

Deriveds

on firecall

Relateds

on duty · at someone's beck and call

Synonyms

at call

Translations (22)

da på tilkaldevagt (available to be summoned) · cmn 值班 (available to be summoned) · de im Bereitschaftsdienst (available to be summoned) · pl na zawołanie (available to be summoned) · fi päivystää (available to be summoned) · ca de guàrdia (available to be summoned) · pt de sobreaviso (available to be summoned) · hu készenlétben (available to be summoned) · de Bereitschaft haben (available to be summoned) · ro de gardă (available to be summoned) · sv bakjour (available to be summoned) · sh dežuran (available to be summoned) · es de turno (available to be summoned) · de Bereitschaftsdienst habend (available to be summoned) · fr de garde (available to be summoned) · it reperibile (available to be summoned) · es disponible (available to be summoned) · hu készültségben (available to be summoned) · es de guardia (available to be summoned) · sv på jour (available to be summoned) · hu ügyeletben (available to be summoned) · pt de plantão (available to be summoned)