on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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More than 24 hours after a fire engulfed a lumberyard just east of downtown Kansas City, firefighters are still on the scene working to put out flames and hot spots in stacks of lumber.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
The sports boomSports also had grown into big news in the 1990s, with the arrival of the Steelheads hockey team, the rebuilding of the Boise State Broncos and the arrival on the scene of Kristin Armstrong, a young cyclist from the University of Idaho who qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1999.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
The San Francisco Fire Department arrived on the scene and assisted in cutting the chains.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The father was killed on the scene, while the son was shot by police and taken for medical care.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
The sports boomSports also had grown into big news in the 1990s, with the arrival of the Steelheads hockey team, the rebuilding of the Boise State Broncos and the arrival on the scene of Kristin Armstrong, a young cyclist from the University of Idaho who qualified for the Olympic Trials in 1999.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
The San Francisco Fire Department arrived on the scene and assisted in cutting the chains.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The father was killed on the scene, while the son was shot by police and taken for medical care.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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