onstream

adverb or adjective

on·​stream ˈȯn-ˈstrēm How to pronounce onstream (audio)
ˈän-
: in or into production
plants scheduled to come onstream

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The only big developments are in the energy sector, which will see the $400 billion Power of Siberia gas pipeline come onstream this year. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of onstream was in 1930

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“Onstream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/onstream. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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