on call
Prepositional phrase
  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!
    Who is on call tonight?
Synonyms
  • at call
Translations
  • French: de garde we
  • German: Bereitschaftsdienst haben, Bereitschaft haben (to be on call)
  • Portuguese: de sobreaviso, de plantão
  • Spanish: de guardia



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