on demand

phrase

: upon presentation and request for payment
also : when requested or needed
Help is available on demand.

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Generally, most films from Sony Pictures Entertainment have a one-month-to six-week theatrical window before they are released for purchase or rent on digital streaming via premium video on demand. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 That’s also an issue for the Fed because its tools largely focus on demand; supply shocks like tightening global oil flows or memory chip shortages from the AI boom are much harder to address with monetary policy tools like interest rates. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 Such a system might actively concentrate, spread, and guide heat on demand, bringing the technology much closer to both practical chip-scale heat management and genuine infrared camouflage. — New Atlas, 29 July 2026 That gallery is where the careers of all these great players spring back to life, on demand. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for on demand

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