on it

phrase

: actively dealing with a problem, job, etc.
"We need to get this paperwork done." "Don't worry; I'm on it."

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The Bristol Stool Scale, developed in 1997, groups stool into seven forms ranging from small hard pellets to watery diarrhea, and gastroenterologists rely on it as a diagnostic tool. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 This time around, his administration has adopted burden shifting as a rallying cry and seems poised to act on it. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 The rise and fall of a designation When the State Department created the state sponsor of terrorism list in December 1979 under the Export Administration Act, Syria joined fellow Middle Eastern countries Libya, Iraq and South Yemen on it. — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 This resource was so valuable that the first-century Emperor Vespasian even imposed a tax on it. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for on it

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“On it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20it. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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