Usually means: Adjusting or creating during action.
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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word on-the-fly:

General (1 matching dictionary)
  1. on-the-fly: Wiktionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. on-the-fly: Netlingo
  2. On-the-Fly: Encyclopedia

Sports (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Sports Terms (No longer online)

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Similar:
ad-hoc, flat-out, a-tiptoe, over-hand, short handed, all on a sudden, scotfree, free-handed, all the sudden, all of the sudden, more...

Opposite:
premeditated, planned, deliberate, calculated, thoughtful

Phrases:
on-the-fly encryption, more...

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Similar:
ad-hoc, flat-out, a-tiptoe, over-hand, short handed, all on a sudden, scotfree, free-handed, all the sudden, all of the sudden, more...

Opposite:
premeditated, planned, deliberate, calculated, thoughtful

Phrases:
on-the-fly encryption, more...



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