Phrase guide

on the button

prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Exactly, precisely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • They arrived at 3:30, on the button.
  • Her landing was right on the button.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified criterion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his guess was on the nose
  • the prediction for snow was right on the button

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on the nose

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

just as it should be

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • `Precisely, my lord,' he said

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: precisely, exactly, on the nose, on the dot

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: pile — precisely
  • French: tapantes — precisely
  • French: précises — precisely
  • Hungarian: hajszálpontosan — precisely
  • Polish: punkt — precisely
  • Russian: точь в точь (točʹ v točʹ) — precisely
  • Russian: тютелька в тютельку (tjutelʹka v tjutelʹku) — precisely