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[hiromichi]

What is the meaning of "on-the-Fly" tast?

The actions of both men captured how they were being forced to make policy proposals and pronouncements on the fly, from one campaign rally to another, as each day’s developments in the financial markets and in Washington were overtaken by new ones the following day.
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Hiromichi

[rice07]

Hi

Citing Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary as saying:

on the fly (informal) if you do sth on the fly, you do it quickly while sth else is happening, and without thinking about it very much

hope it helps!

[hiromichi]

rice07, Thank you very much for your help.
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Hiromichi