arrive (up)on the scene
arrive (up)on the scene
1. To reach a destination, usually as something is happening there. When did the police arrive on the scene? By the time I arrived upon the scene, Kate and Jen were already arguing.
2. slang To come into existence or to be born. Funk music arrived on the scene in the 1960s. We are overjoyed to announce that our baby daughter arrived on the scene at 11:37 last night.
See also: arrive, scene
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
arrive (up)on the scene (of something)
and arrive at the scene (of something)to reach the location of an event in progress. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on and at.) The police arrived on the scene of the crime. They arrived upon the scene of a frightening accident. What did they do when they arrived at the scene?
See also: arrive, on, scene
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- arrive on the scene
- on the scene
- arrive/come on the scene
- come on the scene
- be on the scene
- on the scene, be
- arrive at the scene (of something)
- plugged in
- plugged in, be
- be plugged in