hot on
idiom
informal
: strongly favoring or liking (something)
The company president is very hot on the idea of developing new products.
Examples of hot on in a Sentence
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Ice Spice 2023’s hip-hop breakout Ice Spice is making her Coachella debut hot on the heels of her meteoric rise.
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Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker luncheon will follow hot on the heels of Universal and Focus Features’ studio presentation on Wednesday at which the companies will present their upcoming slates.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Mercury is trolling us all by stationing retrograde on April Fool’s Day, and the solar eclipse in Aries comes in hot on the 8th, followed closely by the Mars-Saturn conjunction on the 10th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024
But an hour’s flight away is Benin City, the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria, which, if whispers in the art world are anything to go by, is hot on Lagos’s heels.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Coming Home’s release date was announced last September, hot on the heels of news that Usher would headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 11.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2024
The resulting film — hot on the heels of the ever-disturbing Dogtooth — is confounding and deeply uncomfortable, with Lanthimos once again flexing his ability to turn intimacy on its head (and leave you scratching yours).
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Hairstylists aren’t the only ones catching heat — the iron is hot on both sides.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
Here’s a glimpse at what’s hot on the hacker’s wish list:
Healthcare Data: This is like the crown in the hacker's treasure chest.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023
Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2024
The filmmaker luncheon will follow hot on the heels of Universal and Focus Features’ studio presentation on Wednesday at which the companies will present their upcoming slates.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Apr. 2024
Mercury is trolling us all by stationing retrograde on April Fool’s Day, and the solar eclipse in Aries comes in hot on the 8th, followed closely by the Mars-Saturn conjunction on the 10th.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Mar. 2024
But an hour’s flight away is Benin City, the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria, which, if whispers in the art world are anything to go by, is hot on Lagos’s heels.
—Funmi Fetto, Vogue, 26 Mar. 2024
Coming Home’s release date was announced last September, hot on the heels of news that Usher would headline the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 11.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2024
The resulting film — hot on the heels of the ever-disturbing Dogtooth — is confounding and deeply uncomfortable, with Lanthimos once again flexing his ability to turn intimacy on its head (and leave you scratching yours).
—Allaire Nuss, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
Hairstylists aren’t the only ones catching heat — the iron is hot on both sides.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
Here’s a glimpse at what’s hot on the hacker’s wish list:
Healthcare Data: This is like the crown in the hacker's treasure chest.
—Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Hot on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20on. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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